Patient Gamers

No problem. It's easy enough:

1. Press Win+Pause/Break, or open the Start menu and type "About" to bring up About PC. This will tell you the processor and RAM, the latter of which should be an absolute minimum of 16 GB.
2. Open the Start menu and run Device Manager to check the graphics processing unit (GPU). Whatcha got?

Anyway, for exploration-driven story, Subnautica is the king of the mountain, by a ridiculously wide margin.

I'm aware, I built such a system in 2015. Unfortunately my ex got it in the divorce.

That still doesn't tell us anything about OP's system.

It's a slow burn game. There is a plot, and the plot is really good, but it only becomes clear really late into the game. Instead of the plot, the primary driver of gameplay is learning. I see a lot of people approach the game as though the writings are just flavor text, or just a way to portray a clue to a puzzle. It's really not. You're supposed to seek out the writing because the writing itself scratches the itch of learning. The developers put an incredible amount of attention to the entire game, and paying close attention and thinking through the implications of the text will reveal the plot points and lore. Basically, you play for the knowledge, and then only later does it become clear that everything that you've been doing was actually advancing the plot. And you'd want to remember what you learned so that the plot makes sense

All this to say, there is a wrong way to play the game, and that is to treat the game like nothing more than something to be completed. If you're feeling a bit lost, yeah, that's kind of the point. You decide which thread is most interesting to you. All I will say is that any thread that you pull will eventually converge onto the plot, so feel free to pursue another thread if you get stuck or if you get bored of the current thread that you're pursuing.

Also, remember that in space, there's no friction, so however long it takes for you to speed up, that's how long it takes for you to slow down.

If you gave it a genuine shot and it really just doesn't click with you, then perhaps just watch a Let's Play. I think it does eventually click with most people, but I acknowledge that some people just don't like the weight of making truly unguided decisions like the game is expecting you to make

It really depends on how fun do you find exploration and deduction to be. If you prefer games with more... curated direction, shall we say, then it might end up being more frustrating or boring rather than entertaining.
If you like to figure things out for yourself and take pleasure in exploring the world and themes of what you play then there's a good chance OW will click with you.

There's a lot of interesting stuff in this game but it's certainly not for everyone. You'll need patience, curiosity and some out of the box thinking to get the most out of it.