Comment 33 for bug 187383

System: Dual Opteron 246 (single core) 2GHz, 2GB ECC DRAM, ATi RAGE XL (onboard, crappy) graphics, 1280 x 1024 @ 60Hz
OS: Hardy Beta install, fully updated as of today (4/5/2008)

For me the CPU usage is dependent on the size of the System Monitor window. At its normal size, it consumes 0-20% of a single CPU. At, say, 1000 x 1000, it (well, Xorg) consumes 50+% of one and 100% of the other, maxing Xorg very unresponsive.

xorg.conf paste below -- quite vanilla -- I haven't touched it

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Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Generic Keyboard"
 Driver "kbd"
 Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
 Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
 Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
 Identifier "Configured Mouse"
 Driver "vmmouse"
EndSection

Section "Device"
 Identifier "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
 Identifier "Configured Monitor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
 Identifier "Default Screen"
 Monitor "Configured Monitor"
 Device "Configured Video Device"
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
 Identifier "Default Layout"
 Screen "Default Screen"
EndSection

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