Hmm... I've done the standard asio test n used the directx driver.I can't install the specific ASIO drivers for my soundcard as the only ones out are unofficial drivers that disable recording from the input of the soundcard. Performance with SX1 was fine using the directsX ASIO driver bar the expected performance hit of having to many plug-ins running.

I doubt that the step up from SX1 n SX2 is so great that my machine simply can't handle it so i'll try a few more cracks n see what works.

Cheers for the input n if I find anything relevant/useful i'll keep it posted