what is a pcie x1 slot good for?

It is a serial bus point-to-point protocol General processors use the smallest PCI x1 slots Graphic cards use the longest PCI x16 slots PCIe x1 interface has

Your Nitro 5 An515-57-53SB has an RTX 3050 Ti GPU, so it has the following SSD slot 1x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C 90W port, 2x USB Type-B

pciex16 slot configuration I have 2 x16 pcie and 4 x1 slots I have 2 x8 cards in the x16 slots, but need basic display adapter functionality for debian xfce

pcie x4 in x16 slot Helpful Tip: Keep in mind that an SSD is only compatible with a motherboard that supports a slot PCIe buses can support 1x, 4x, 8x, and 16x lanes