The dream graphics card right now is probably the Nvidia GTX 980 Ti.  The "Ti" has 6GB of RAM.  iClone likes to use a lot of memory.

RAM?  For an "ideal" rig, might as well consider 16GB as a minimum, probably go for 32GB (though on a budget you can do quite nicely with 8GB).

CPU?  New Intel i7 (4790?).

Disk?  Definitely SSD for the boot/software disk, I'd start at 500-ish GB today.  (I'm living okay with 240GB.  Would like to upgrade, but I'm saving my money for that 980 TI, so it's pretty cheap to delete temporary files once a month.)  If you have a bigger budget, go for 1TB SSD.  Samsung might be best, Intel is quite good.  Then grab a 2 or 3TB mechanical (spinning) hard drive for mass storage.

After that you start splitting hairs... New memory format (DDR4?)...  Motherboard...  There are differences, but much more subtle.

Lastly, a good quality power supply.  Not just "power" but quality.

Have fun!

P.S.
Operating system?  You could start with Win 7.  After things are running, make a full image of your C: drive.  Then upgrade to Win 10 for free.  If it gives you grief, restore your backup.

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iClone 7... Character Creator... Substance Designer/Painter... Blender... Audacity...
Desktop (homebuilt) - Windows 10, Ryzen 9 3900x CPU, GTX 1080 GPU (8GB), 32GB RAM, Asus X570 Pro motherboard, 2TB SSD, terabytes of disk space, dual  monitors.
Laptop - Windows 10, MSI GS63VR STEALTH-252, 16GB RAM, GTX 1060 (6GB), 256GB SSD and 1TB HDD

Given how important it is to iClone, the number one thing I'd concentrate on is video card.  Start out with an NVidia top card (the very least I'd start a build with is the 970, but the 980 and higher is better) and the rest of the computer specs aren't nearly as worth worrying about.

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Alienware Aurora R16, Win 11, i9-149000KF, 3.20GHz CPU, 64GB RAM, RTX 4090 (24GB), Samsung 870 Pro 8TB, Gen3 MVNe M-2 SSD, 4TBx2, 39" Alienware Widescreen Monitor
Mike "ex-genius" Kelley

Hello all,

I have recently began using Iclone, CTA, and 3DXchange on a regular basis for my work. Since Iclone has become a very important part of how I make money now, I have decided to purchase/build a computer in which will be dedicated to 3D animation. (ie Reallusion programs and assets, and the entire Adobe CC collection). Today I am asking for advice on hardware, software and/or anything else you can think of that will make my job easier. If you could build your dream computer for animation (keeping your budget between 3K to 5K what would it include?

I am a Windows users and I'm going to stick with that but should I upgrade to Windows 10 or stick with Windows 7?
How much Ram should I be installing? (Is there such a thing as too much RAM?)
Best video card?
Any and all advice/suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you!