i7 2600k here (Q1 2011); 8GB ram, 256GB 840pro samsung ssd (2012); it's still blazing fast. As long as you have a proper SSD (and now should be the time to get

i7 2600k here (Q1 2011); 8GB ram, 256GB 840pro samsung ssd (2012); it's still blazing fast. As long as you have a proper SSD (and now should be the time to get NVME models); the rest of the hardware is barely relevant.