Do i have to use usb/sata motherboard ports in order?

[JellyBurger676]

 

Hi, 

I'm building my pc and I can see that some of my devices cannot be plugged in the first USB port or first sata port due to cable shape. Is it OK to use Sata port 4 etc and not use any other sata ports before it? - also can I use usb port 2 and not use port 1 as my wraith cooler rgb USB can reach to number 2 only. 

 

I hope you get what I mean. 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

9 minutes ago, JellyBurger676 said:

 

Hi, 

I'm building my pc and I can see that some of my devices cannot be plugged in the first USB port or first sata port due to cable shape. Is it OK to use Sata port 4 etc and not use any other sata ports before it? - also can I use usb port 2 and not use port 1 as my wraith cooler rgb USB can reach to number 2 only. 

 

I hope you get what I mean. 

Short answer, no. 

 

Long answer, if you want the best performance, you would want to keep track of which SATA ports you're using and make sure those are using the native SATA lanes. Some boards have additional SATA ports that run off a separate controller which tend to be slower and have higher latency. So those are not ideal for SSDs but servicable for HDDs and CD/DVD/Blu-Ray drives.

[DotzHyper]

11 minutes ago, JellyBurger676 said:

 

Hi, 

I'm building my pc and I can see that some of my devices cannot be plugged in the first USB port or first sata port due to cable shape. Is it OK to use Sata port 4 etc and not use any other sata ports before it? - also can I use usb port 2 and not use port 1 as my wraith cooler rgb USB can reach to number 2 only. 

 

I hope you get what I mean. 

It's completely fine.

[BobVonBob]

2 minutes ago, BlueChinchillaEatingDorito said:

Short answer, no. 

 

Long answer, if you want the best performance, you would want to keep track of which SATA ports you're using and make sure those are using the native SATA lanes. 

SATA is slow enough and chipsets are fast enough that native vs chipset SATA doesn't matter anymore.

[JellyBurger676]

Thanks guys I appreciate your answers. This has helped me out