Riser Cable Question

Phil Cunningham · February 24, 2020

Hey Guys,

Its that time again where i ask a really oddball question because finding information for this very specific question is.... well.... not working in my favor.

I have a new motherboard, but looking to add a usb 3 expansion card so i can dump my old usb 2.0 hub. But i ran into an unforeseen problem.

The Pcie 1x slot i want to use is under the graphics card. The only other slot available is a Pcie x16 on the bottom of the board. What i would like to do to keep airflow rolling is to bold the USB card in the single vertical slot i have, and just run a Pcie 1x riser to the 16x slot. Solves a lot of problems and is a cheap solution.

The question i have is, without locks to hold the riser in place, will there be enough tension to keep the riser in place on its own? (IE, not slide out of the 16x slot, and not slip off the card itself) Ive never used such a cable, and i can't find anything about this issue, which may indicate its not an issue at all but i wanted to ask anyway.

Thanks.

Phil