Trying to figure how to to best connect my sata and sata express connections

rae888

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I have:

  • ASUS Z97-DELUXE(NFC & WLC) LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard;
    Intel Core i7-4790K Haswell Quad-Core 4.0GHz LGA 1150 Desktop Processor BX80646I74790K;
    & Thermaltake MK-1 chassis:
I see on MB there are three parts, each with two sata 6G plug connections (12) and then below that area there are three different looking parts - next to them is written on mb, "SATAEXPRESS1" each with two plug connections.

So if I'm putting my operation system on my SSD then which connection should I use for it and which for the DVD and mechanical HD ?

And then which for the chassis' connections :
There is an E-sata port on top of case and also a connection which is used for the docking station on top of case.

Not sure if it matters what goes where and want the optimal performance for the SSD first and everything else.


Thanks for any help,