USB 3.0 Built into desk

[AustinF]

Hey guys, please move this topic to the appropriate area, but I figured this topic should do fine. 

 

I have built myself a huge desk, and I'm an electrician. That being said, I have plugs and switches located built into the desk to control lighting etc, as well as some USB pass-thru's that terminate in a USB port built into the desk. I accomplish this by running USB 3.0 cables from a USB 3.0 add-a-few-ports card (or whatever its called) to the remotely located USB 3.0 location using Keystone Jacks. 

 

I would like to optimize this system, as it is quite 'clunky'. I am looking for something that can connect directly to a USB 3.0 Header on a mobo that has 2 or 4 Male USB 3.0 connectors on it so that I can run it directly to the keystones installed in my desk. Searching amazon and random chinese websites for hours has yeilded no results.

 

I am not interested in just using a USB desktop splitter of any sort, all of my other electrical devices are built into the desk and I would like to keep it like this

 

Anyone have any ideas?

 

Thanks!

[kb5zue]

Personally, I would like to see a pic of your desk.  I have been thinking of building my own desk as well.

[braneopbru]

Here you go.

 

https://www.amazon.ca/StarTech-com-USB3SPNLAFHD-2-Port-Motherboard-Header/dp/B006PHY0GM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524026200&sr=8-1&keywords=usb+3+header&dpID=41wadG7pU7L&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

 

[seagate_surfer]

Just wanted to drop in and say this sounds like a cool setup, wouldn't mind seeing pics of the desk either.

[AustinF]

On 4/17/2018 at 9:40 PM, braneopbru said:

Here you go.

 

https://www.amazon.ca/StarTech-com-USB3SPNLAFHD-2-Port-Motherboard-Header/dp/B006PHY0GM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524026200&sr=8-1&keywords=usb+3+header&dpID=41wadG7pU7L&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

 

Damn, wonder why I could never find that!

Should be able to work with the USB keystones, maybe i'll have to shave off those mounting screws. 

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

 

Will upload pictures when its done