Looking to finally upgrade from an EVGA 680 SLi that ran a Core 2 Duo for at least 5+ years. My requirements are at least 7 SATA ports and very dependable (but still affordable). I have five SATA hard drives and two SATA DVD drives which is why I need at least 7 on-board ports. Currently four of my HDs are running off a SATA interface card so I'm looking to eliminate that one component in my new system.
The Asus Maximus Hero VI has very good review but I have a question about the 8 SATA ports. Six of them seem to be on the Intel Z87 chipset and the other two on the ASM 1061 controller. What does that actually mean? Does it matter which one of the eight ports my system drive will be connected to? Does it mean that my four data-only HDs and two DVD drives have to be connected in a specific configuration?
Edit: I meant to update my post before I got some responses, so sorry for the confusion.
The Asus Maximus Hero VI has very good review but I have a question about the 8 SATA ports. Six of them seem to be on the Intel Z87 chipset and the other two on the ASM 1061 controller. What does that actually mean? Does it matter which one of the eight ports my system drive will be connected to? Does it mean that my four data-only HDs and two DVD drives have to be connected in a specific configuration?
Edit: I meant to update my post before I got some responses, so sorry for the confusion.