How long does it take you to open the Creation Kit (and load a plugin?) Feel free to post the times here! And also post your computer specs if you think it's necessary.

Start-up: 125 seconds.

CPU: i7 950 3.07 GHz

RAM: 8 GB

OS: Windows 7 64-bit

Plus loading Skyrim.esm: another 66 seconds (while actively clicking through the error messages, lol).

PS: This is not a troll thread. I'm genuinely trying to figure out if there is something wrong with my setup.

I have not measured it, but it certainly does not take two to three minutes to load.

Have you tried this under a clean boot? This will rule out background apps sludging up the process

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Depends on the plugin, if only skyrim, then id day around 1-2 mins. and my pc is old.

What you have selected in the object window can increase times to. Statics for example. I always select like texture sets or something, then load my plugin.

Skyrim.esm only, takes about 30 seconds.

i5 2300
16GB ram
Windows 7 pro 64bit

CK to open - 5 to 10 seconds
Skyrim.esm - about 20 seconds
Skyrim.esm plus Update.esm - about 25 to 30 seconds

Intel i7 2600K 3.40 GHz overclocked @3.8 GHz
8GB Corsair Vengeance PC3 2133MHz DDR3 RAM
AMD Radeon HD 7970 3072MB
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

Mine is essentially the same. Pretty similar setup, too.

Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.8GHz
2x AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
8GB DDR3 RAM
Windows 7 Home Premium x64