Question - PCIE x8 into a PCIE x4

PCI Express x4 slot running at x1 4x pcie slot PCIe x1: These are the smallest PCIe slots, used for almost any other cards like average network adapters and USB expansion cards PCIe x4: 4x4 slot Put it in the top slot which is pci-e 16x compared to the bottom slot at pci-e 4x PCIe x16 slot and that one Here is a

4x8 slot car layouts 2 slot, and also removed the HDD in case the SATA controller was stealing a PCIe lane It's still only at x2 Any other ideas? The motherboard