You probably can get away with just hooking everything up and booting but I usually prefer to back up the data and do a clean install of windows every time I change the board.

I have a 13700k with a 240 AIO and temps are fine and manageable in games. They are only hard to tame on all core loads.

I think you should always go with a fresh install when changing boards.

Truthfully, I would like to convert my NAS to SSDs as well.

You need to get your main windows on a SSD. Even an ancient CPU like a 4790k will feel snappier with a SSD than a fast CPU without one.

Disk info? I hope you have windows installed on a SSD. IMO in this day and age, I do not see the reason to use HDDs in anything other then a NAS. Hell, I do not even use SATA SSDs in my builds any more.

Every couple of years but I really enjoy building and tinkering with PCs. I also trickle down my old parts to family builds.