Windows 10: New SSD install partition help.

Hello. I am installing a new ssd and I need help with the partitions.

I purchased a WD Black SN750 1tb. I installed it in my laptop (Alienware M15). I downloaded the windows 10 disc image iso file on a USB. I am in windows setup and I selected custom install and I'm on the "where do you want to install windows?" page. These are the partitions I see.

Name total size free space type
Dr 0 Par 1: ESP 650.0mb 570.0mb system
Dr 0 Par 2 128.0mb 128.0mb MSR(Reserved)
Dr 0 Par 3: OS 914.0gb 531.0gd primary
Dr 0 Par 4: WINRETOOLS 990.0mb 513.0mb recovery
Dr 0 Par 5: Image 14.6gb 147.0mb recovery
Dr 0 Par 6: DELLSUPPORT 1.2gb 487.0mb recovery
Dr 0 Unallocated Space 11.0mb 11.0mb
Dr 1 Unallocated Space 931.5gb 931.5gb

I want to delete as much as I can without loosing what I currently have on my HDD. I plan on using the current HDD for storage so it's not wasted. The new SSD will be used to boot from and be my main drive. If that makes sense.

What can I delete? Does it make sense to keep the old HDD for storage? This may seem like a stupid question but after I delete what I can, what partition should I use to install the OS. Im assuming Dr 1 Unallocated Space.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Well, I received the ssd and I did like that to be ok:
I let only the new ssd conected at pc(after I see no new firmware on web)
1.Boot from dvd with win 7 sp1, at first static image( when let you choose to install or not), press Shift+F10 to bring cmd window, here I will make a single partition from all space, partition aligned at 1024, here are the commands:
diskpart(give enter)
list disk(give enter)
select disk 0(give enter)
clean(give enter)
create partition primary align=1024(give enter)
format quick fs=ntfs(give enter)
active(give enter)
exit(give enter)
exit(give enter)
2.install windows
3.shrink/resize C partition(my case C=64gb(win+photoshop+all programs,no games), D=124GB(work data,My Documents folder..),E=25gb(photoshop swap) , and I let 23gb raw(unformated) for over provision
4.I verify the trim to be up (fsutil behavior query disabledeletenotify , te return must be 0 to be enabled)
5.I verify the align at all partition with msinfo32(in run give this command), at components>storage>disks , here all at offset must be divisible with 4
6.install drivers for components, antivirus, windows updates, disable defragmenter....and backup with clonezilla at the end.

I see that windows 7 know to align automatically the partition, and if you make a partition in diskpart, of any size(but no all capacity of disk), he will create the hidden 100mb partition, so to escape from that make a partition from all space from drive for begin, after install can resize C.

Hope to help others with that.