Glad to hear ASIO 2.0 has fixed the shortcomings with ASIO.

Any time someone is serious about their music, they will generally find a way to get a good computer and set it up as a dedicated music machine.

My last 2 computers used for music are dedicated to music. In fact, my current studio DAW isn't on line, has no AV software, and never gets updates to any of the programs on it. As a result, it still runs as solidly as the day I built it and installed the software on it. Yup, it's only XP pro 32 and 4 Gigs of memory, but I've never seen it choke running any of the projects I have worked on over the years including the ones with multiple instances of Melodyne, Ozone and Kontakt all running at the same time with multiple audio tracks and their associated plugs and busses.

Your computer doesn't have to be state of the art to be rock solid and to do a good job for most hobbyist's needs.

You can find my music at:
www.herbhartley.com
Add nothing that adds nothing to the music.
You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.