In order for you to play Starbound on Windows with minimal graphics settings, your computer must meet the following requirements
OS *:
Windows XP or later
Processor (CPU):
Core 2 Duo
Memory (RAM):
2 GB RAM
Graphics Card:
256 MB graphics memory and directx 9.0c compatible gpu
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
3 GB available space
In order to play Starbound on Windows with maximum graphics settings, you need a computer with a configuration no worse than the following
OS *:
Windows XP or later
Processor (CPU):
Core i3
Memory (RAM):
4 GB RAM
Graphics Card:
Discrete GPU capable of directx 9.0c
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Network:
Broadband Internet connection
Storage:
4 GB available space