Hi Spinrek999,
It’s really thoughtful of you to encourage the young ones to get into the creative scene.
I’m having a blast creating with my first title using Unreal Engine 4 as it is so easy to use and there a lot of YouTube tutorials out there.
Contrary to belief, you do not need an expensive computer to get started as I have upgraded mine over time.
PSU: 600 Watt @ <$50USD
(Powers up to a GTX Titan as UE4 does not support multi GPU setup)
MOBO: Z170 @<$100USD
(M.2 Slot as UE4 can load and save in a fraction of time versus SSD or HDD.)
CPU: i5 6500 <$200USD
(Includes the heat sink fan and 1 Teraflops Intel HD530 integrated graphics out of the box.)
(i5 has 2 Cores and 4 Threads is almost the same as the i7 with 4 Cores and 4 Threads, but 50% cheaper.)
(I find that unless there is video editing involved, you don’t need a fast CPU at all as UE4 relies mostly on a fast GPU.)
RAM: 8GB <$50USD
(More ram later for less crashing of memory hungry applications like UE4, Blender, and etc.)
(In my opinion, 8GB is baseline, 16GB is too little or just enough, and 32GB is just perfect and don’t need any more.)
Drive: SSD <$100USD
(Project files and UE4 only take up about 1GB and 15GB respectively, but you do want to get the most GB per $.)
(Samsung 950 Pro and 960 Evo/Pro are the fastest and will reduce waiting time by over 400% or more, but very expensive.)
GPU: None
(Yes, I used a 4K monitor to run this setup too, and eventually settled for a 6.5 Teraflops GTX 1070, but other people may vary.)
(As a benchmark for other people, the Nov 2014 PS4 runs on 1Teraflops, and the Sep 2016 PS4 Pro runs on 4Teraflops.)
(If you’re developing a small project like for mobile or console than integrated is just fine.)
(If you decide to step it up to AAA console or desktop enthusiast tier, then get the best such as the RX290 or 1080Ti and save.)
*Lastly, for those who don’t know, you can run a computer out of the cardboard box that came with the motherboard.
To power it on, you can use any metal object to create the AC bridge between plus and negative pins like the IT technicians do it.
Saves me $100 USD every time I build a new computer by omitting the case altogether.
Not recommended for those who are careless or oblivious around exposed electronics.