Quality PCI-E Riser That Won't Short My MoBo

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Hello Tom's Hardware,
So let me catch you up to speed. A long time ago I made the mistake of buying a prebuilt gaming PC, which in all honesty has been good. I bought a Kinect 2 for Windows for it back when I first got it, and they worked well together. I could use the Kinect as a mocap device and HD webcam. I realized on day that the BIOS on the MoBo was locked down and I couldn't get into the boot menu or settings if I wanted to. I then ordered an RMA, they replaced my whole PC, and I got a new MoBo that works great. The problem is, I didn't know what the Kinect 2 was particular about what chipset the USB 3.0 uses. So needless to say my old (MSI?) MoBo worked great, and my new Gigabyte MoBo does not. After months of research I finally have a PCI-E Usb 3.0 adapter that works. The problem is, my graphics card's cooler is taking up the slot for it. So I am wondering two questions.

One: Should I buy a riser cable for my GPU, or USB Card, or does someone have a better solution?

Two: Does anyone know where I could get a good quality riser cable or adapter that WON'T short my MoBo or anything connected. I have read horror stories on every cable I've seen about poor solder catching the cable on fire, or the whole unit shorting. I also would prefer a cable with Amazon prime shipping.

Surely there is a quality fix to this (common?) problem?

Please help me resolve this after so many months,
-Tom

I don't know my new Mobo model off hand, nor the USB card, but I can always post them if needed. The main thing about Kinect 2 compatibility is that you have an Intel or Renesas chipset.
 
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I guess I have nothing to lose. I might as well play the gamble. If I fry my $600 PC. I can finally make it how I want it. Did you pick a random cable, or do you know the specific one you used?
 
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What Mobo model do you have specifically?
Do you have any other open PCIE lanes?
What's the PCIE requirement for the USB card?

Reason I ask is because a PCIE 1x can work in any larger PCIE lane.
There are plenty of good PCIE risers out there, and if you're only using it for a USB card, it's not a concern.
Also, Risers will make it so your USB won't fit in a standard case anymore, they're for "flat" computer cases or caseless systems. Unless your case extends beyond where your motherboard ends.
 
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i have used everything from x1 to x16 over a usb cable to a x16 to x16 cable. what is the usb cards connection and what slot do you have open on the mobo.
 
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Yeah, a 1x to 1x extender cable shouldn't be a big deal, the power draw wouldn't be enough to hurt anything. But it won't fit in your case unless you have free "rear case slots" to hook it up to.
 
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yes.
 
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Open your case, where your motherboard ends, are there still slots extending beyond that?
Because you're going to have a problem of you won't be able to secure the USB adapter to anything and it will be hanging loose if you don't, this might not be a concern if your computer isn't going to move, and you aren't going to plug and unplug things into the USB card you're adding often.
 
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After 8 hours of work, the riser didn't blow up, my card was secured. The moment of truth happened and.... Nothing. The new USB 3.0 card I added worked no better than the USB 3.0 ports I already had. Basically my mobo is the bottleneck. Oh well. Thanks anyways guys!
 
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