this is also going to affect the bandwidth of the card, depending on what you are connecting to it. but yea there are 1x to 16x cables you can get, like these
https://www.amazon.com/Express-Extension-risers-Gold-Plated-Connector/dp/B08XW6R1CQ/ref=pd\_sbs\_3/145-6292069-9893464?pd\_rd\_w=a1Euh&pf\_rd\_p=43345e03-9e2a-47c0-9b70-a50aa5ecbd5c&pf\_rd\_r=QC3KE5Z6QEE4FXKMGTYM&pd\_rd\_r=dd52ed3f-1acc-4c82-86c0-11e23b95cdc6&pd\_rd\_wg=IfZhb&pd\_rd\_i=B08XW6R1CQ&psc=1