1, No RAID arrays on old or new system.
2, I've got a NAS on my network but that's been there a long time and didn't affect the update frequency on the old motherboard. Nothing else attached to the PC other than a mouse and keyboard via USB.
3, Windows 8. Same as the old motherboard.
4, MSI 7970 GHz OC BE. Same as the old motherboard.
FWIW -
Old system
MSI P55 GD80, i5 750, mixture of Geil and Corsair ram, Samsung 840 Pro SSD, MSI 7970 GHz OC BE, Corsair HX750
New system
MSI Z87A GD65 Gaming, i5 4670K, 16GB Patriot Viper, Samsung 840 Pro SSD, MSI 7970 GHz OC BE, Corsair HX750