Thanks guys 
I have considered doing this actually. Hard to tell what USB cables are quality or just the same garbage you already have.
What are you using now if not risers? Onda boards? Sell me one? hehe
If you run into problems with any of your risers, I've found that in probably 99% of the cases I've had problems it was their cheap USB cable, not the riser or the PCI connector. Although I've phased out my riser use, towards the end I just bought 1.5ft USB cables for all my risers and swapped them regardless if I had problems or not. Saved me a bunch of hassle in the long run...
I have considered doing this actually. Hard to tell what USB cables are quality or just the same garbage you already have.
What are you using now if not risers? Onda boards? Sell me one? hehe