JCD v.14 System Requirements

[Javier Odom]

Highly Recommended:

OS:  64-bit; Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10
CPU: 13th Gen Intel® Core™ Desktop ProcessorsRAM: 8GB or more
GPU: Nvidia RTX with 4GB memory or more
SSD/HDD: 250GB SSD with 1TB HDD
Monitor: 1920 × 1080 VGA with True Color supporting OpenGL 3.0 or above
Peripheral: 3D mouse, 3-button mouse with scroll wheel, keyboard


Minimum Requirements:

OS: 64-bit; Windows Vista, or newer
CPU: Intel i5 or AMD equivalent
RAM: 4GB
GPU: Nvidia RTX with 2GB memory or more
SSD/HDD: 250GB HDD
Monitor: 1024 x 768 VGA with True Color supporting OpenGL 3.0 or above
Peripheral: 3-button mouse with scroll wheel, keyboard


What do we use?

As an example, here is the full setup for one of the high performance PCs that we use.

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus Z87-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
SSD/HDD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5″ Solid State Drive; WD Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200rpm Internal Hard Drive
GPU: Nvidia RTX
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Monitor: Asus VS239H-P 23.0″ Monitor


Key Terms Glossary:

OS – “Operating System”. This software is only compatible with Windows 64-bit. Mac users can run the software by using ‘Bootcamp’, a free Mac to Windows converter.
CPU – “Central Processing Unit”. For a smooth 3D modeling experience, having a fast processor is important, particularly if you are going to be doing renderings of your designs.
RAM – “Random Access Memory”. Higher RAM will result in faster and smoother performance.
GPU – “Graphics Processor Unit”. As well as a better GPU, we also recommend a stronger power supply if you are going to get involved with rendering and animations.
SSD/HDD – “Solid-State Drive”/“Hard Disk Drive”. Make sure you have available disk space to save all of your designs.

Taken from https://jewelrycaddream.com/system-requirements/ on 20231227.

[Javier Odom]

I have a computer that meets the system requirements but for some unknown reason JCD will not install.  As part of our security policy we do not allow remote admin or remote tech support access to our systems which seems to have stymied JCD's ability to provide assistance.  I have upgraded the memory on the computer and will try again, perhaps after I post this.

In the meantime I have ordered a new computer which I should get in a couple weeks.  There is not a lot of software the new box should be able to handle.

Some specifications from HP on the new box:

• OMEN by HP 45L Gaming Desktop PC
• BU RCTO OMEN Z790 45L ArticOC 1200W US
• Front Bezel Black Glass with RGB liquid cooler and 1200 W 80 Plus Gold certified ATX power supply
• NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 (24 GB GDDR6X dedicated)
• 2 TB WD Black PCIe® 4x4 NVMe™ TLC M.2 SSD
• Kingston FURY 64 GB DDR5-5200 MHz XMP RGB Heatsink RAM (4 x 16 GB)
• Windows 11 Professional High End
• Intel® Core™ i9-13900K (up to 5.8 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 36 MB L3 cache, 24 cores, 32 threads)

We shall see.

[Javier Odom]

Received my new computer today. I will not be able to set it up until next week. :|

So, more to follow on getting this running...

[Javier Odom]

Turns out JCD has a bad self-extracting file and just calls it a big file or a compressed file even though it is clearly an executable.  Had this been made clearer I could have probably installed JCD on my old computer.  Oh well, now I have a serious box for work.

The trick was to uncompress the executable non-self-extracting archive file.  Makes perfect sense.

Now I am in business.  Although, I am working on limiting or managing all the extra program automatic directories created in my Documents.  I like clean directories with subdirectories only I created or that I can manage without breaking an application.  So when the various add-on applications from JCD start auto-populating directories I am in search for the setting that causes them to be spawned.  So far, I have just been deleting them.