Quickest setup to build?

[palmtreehugger]

I want to build a new computer and want it to be as quick as possible. Quick opening programs, quick jumping from one to the other. Just real quick. I have SSD hard drives already. No gaming and just used for normal stuff, internet, quicken, regular everyday use. What's better for that? More threads, higher clock speed. I'l go 32gb of DDR4 ram. Which CPU will do the trick?

 

[WildCard999]

You don't need much, just a fast SSD and 8gb of RAM is fine, it all comes down to your budget but you don't need to spend a lot.

Something like this would work well.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.39 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.55 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($20.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $437.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-02 09:44 EST-0500

 

[lumineZ]

Its more down to the speed of the hard drives than the rest of the system.

 

[Corwin65]

For the case use you've described 32GB would be overkill as stated above.

I'd say a Ryzen build but then you'd need a GPU as well.

Wildcard999's build would be fine, but if you wanted to, you could step up to an i5.

 

[Rdslw]

You don't need much, just a fast SSD and 8gb of RAM is fine, it all comes down to your budget but you don't need to spend a lot.

Something like this would work well.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($72.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($63.39 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($88.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.55 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($20.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $437.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-02 09:44 EST-0500

depending on how many tabs you like to keep you might want 12 or 16 GB of ram.
32 GB is overkill, but if you keep 40 tabs open on chrome take 16 GB ram. All other parts are solid and will work on internet perfectly.

 

[WildCard999]

@Rdslw, true, I just went for a "bare minimum" setup but the additional RAM and possibly a better CPU could be required.

 

[palmtreehugger]

My current system is a i7-2600K 3.4ghz so I want something faster than this. The Hard drives are SSD. I run 4 24" monitors for stock market work too. Just seems like it's time to upgrade and I like a really quick computer. I want something more than what widcard999 described here. Thanks to all for the help.

 

[WildCard999]

For general use and basic programs the i7-2600K should be more then fast enough, maybe it's time to get a faster SSD and do a clean install of Windows?

However if you do have money burning a hole in your pocket and you want the absolute fastest CPU (within reason) and M.2 SSD then I'd go with this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($364.79 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler ($89.79 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($168.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($227.79 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G Mini (Black) MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($54.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($20.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1049.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-02-02 10:04 EST-0500

 

[smorizio]

swap out the ssd for an m2 or nve drives as there a lot faster then a standard sata ssd.

 

[palmtreehugger]

smorizio What would be the fastest SSD hard drive in a 500GBish size? Something somewhat reasonable in price.

 

[Rdslw]

smorizio What would be the fastest SSD hard drive in a 500GBish size? Something somewhat reasonable in price.

960 evo is top of the top
https://www.newegg.com/global/fr/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147596

go here and find your own best $/preformance ratio
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-ssds,3891.html

 

[geofelt]

The fastest currently available ssd device will be a Intel optane.
The 900P is a bit pricey, but if this is for a money earning endeavor where performance is king, there is nothing better.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167440
A more normal Samsung 960 PRO will cost half that.

On ram. the important thing is to buy enough to hold your active tasks.
Look at what you have today, and buy a bit more. If you do not today have any hard fault numbers in task manager, your ram size os ok.
My guess is that a 2 x 8gb kit is fine.
Faster is better, but not by so much as you might think. I might guess 3600 speed is about right.

As to the processor, quickness will come from fast single thread performance.
Today, you can best get that in an 8th gen intel processor.
I3-8350Kwith 4 threads, I5-8600K with 6 threads, i7-8700k with 12 threads.
I might think the i5-8600K would do, but if the extra $130 for a I7-8700K is not a bother, go with the i7-8700K; there is nothing better.
All 3 K processors will overclock to the 4.7-5.0 level.