I have a $700 tower thats 18 months old, I bought from circuit city (Gateway GT5228). Duo-Core AMD 4200+, 2GB RAM.
I can run all my poker software, winamp, browser, photoshop, illustrator, all at the same time - and not notice any performance hit.

I am sure my PC is working hard to do it all, but I never notice it.
Why so many panels?? Post a pic, here or in the HM HUD Layouts thread when you get time.