I see the same problem, however the CPU load is normal when the size of the window is about 400px high (normal) if I make it about 600px or full screen the cpu load goes higher the bigger the window the higher the load.
This is when I am on the Resources Tab (graphs) I'm on Hardy beta 64bit Linux uber-hardy 2.6.24-12-generic #1 SMP Wed Mar 12 22:31:43 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux I also see the same on 32bit - with or without the nvidia drivers when I start it on command line I get this ** (gnome-system-monitor:7009): WARNING **: SELinux was found but is not enabled. I do not know if thats relevant -- System monitor causes Xorg to consume 100% CPU https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187383 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs