Experiment: Turn an M.2 Slot in to A PCIe Slot!

Small form factor builders are usually restricted to a single PCIe slot on their motherboards. If you have a need for a sound card, network card, or capture card, you're out of luck. Or are you?

If you're willing to sacrifice an M.2 slot in your board, you might be able to convert it to a normal PCIe 4X slot. You'll need a case that can accommodate the adapter and has space for the expansion card. The NR200P is very good for this, since it actually has 5 rear expansion ports that normally wouldn't be used at the same time.

I'm pretty sure this also requires the M.2 slot to support NVMe. A SATA only slot may not work. I haven't tested or checked.

I wasn't able to do this any way but putting the GPU in the vertical orientation and using the front M.2 slot; not the rear. It is certainly not a clean solution, but it does work.

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Here's a link to the M.2 to PCIE adapter:
https://amzn.to/3cwwTkP

Here's the rest of the system:
NR200P - https://amzn.to/3cxozBw
Elgato 4k60 Pro MK2 - https://amzn.to/3apUTDC
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - https://amzn.to/3j8xN8q
Gigabyte X570 I Aorus Pro Wi-Fi - https://amzn.to/3cxmnKe
Corsair SF750 Platinum - https://amzn.to/3j75KpS

Camera Used:
Panasonic G9 with 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 - https://amzn.to/3oCmlD5

Audio Equipment Used (A very expensive experiment):
Electro-Voice RE20-Black - https://amzn.to/3rfFWdQ
Motu M4 Audio Interface - https://amzn.to/3thEud6