Computer is a Xeon E5506, with 3gigs of ram, and a Nivida Quadro NVS 450 running 340.32 drivers pushing three 1600x1200 monitors . Maybe the the machine is to slow for Unity? All I know is when I click the Ubuntu search button in the dock and the large transparent window pops up compiz starts using 70% of my cpu. Minimizing and restoring firefox is not smooth either. Using alt-tab to switch application also shows similar compiz usage. I would have thought all the gui stuff would have been on the gpu, but it looks like it is using the cpu. Any suggestions besides ditching Unity, which I am considering. Might give KDE a try as I have liked it in the bast, or just drop down to something light weight and fast.
I have also noticed Xorg using over 50% when using the system. Is that normal, or part of my problems with Unity?
I have also noticed Xorg using over 50% when using the system. Is that normal, or part of my problems with Unity?
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