To play Archipelago you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core i5-650. Archipelago system requirements state that you will need at least 2 GB of RAM. Provided that you have at least an NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT graphics card you can play the game. In terms of game file size, you will need at least 50 MB of free disk space available.
Archipelago will run on PC system with Windows 7, 8 and upwards. Additionally it has a Linux version.