First Build HDD/SDD/Optical Question

[willhon]

Hi,

This is my first build, and I have a generic question i'm unsure on. What I have:

motherboard: ASUS 790X (m4a79xtd EVO)
SDD: 60GB OCZ Vertex 2
HDD 640GB Western Digital Cavier Black
Optical: ASUS dvd/rw

The SDD is for my OS and other programs I use alot like Photoshop/Indesign/Illustrator/3ds Max/Sketchup/Rhino etc.

The HDD is just for storing the files

MY QUESTION is about the installation order of the SDD, HDD, and Optical on the motherboard for SATA1/SATA2/SATA3/SATA4 ports. Which should go in what? I'm not doing any raid or anything. Thanks in advance

 

[eloric]

The manual for your motherboard does not seem to specify. here are some general guidelines for builds: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/274745-31-step-step-guide-building Step 5 recommends using the first SATA connector for the Boot Drive. Up to you for your HDD and Optical.