What year was my PC specs considered "high-end"?

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I just want to know, how do I figure out what year(s) the specs on my PC were considered higher end??

With no info on your system provided, we have no idea.

We can't help you if you do not give us the key information.

Simplest way is to get the exact model of your CPU using something like CPU-Z*,

The model will be listed under 'name' as something like this:
Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo P7570
AMD A10-4600M APU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core BE-2300
Intel Pentium E6800

Then Google to see what year that specific model was introduced. That will be the year that CPU was at it's peak compared to others. Of course, it's possible your system is using a CPU that was not top of the line even when it was introduced, or may have been sold a couple years after the CPU came out and had already been surpassed by newer processors. Still, the CPU should give you the best potential date. It's also possible if it's a laptop or very specific model to google the model number itself and if the year of introduction isn't available, you might find the owner's guide and check the copyright date.

I'm curious, why do you wish to know?


* free download, very useful utility. http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

I wished to know because I wanted to see which games I can safely play.

I see, good idea (matching the year)! It's often difficult to use the graphics cards & cpu listed as "minimum" and "recommended" unless you know where yours fits in relative to those specified.