fc5 X performance is a mess!

[Stephen Mirowski]

eneilsen wrote:
> I have the same symptom but from other application. I can get X window to use 50 - 80% cpu usage when just change views, tabs, applications, etc. It doesn't always trigger high CPU usage - but enough to really bother me.
>
> CPU
> I have an AMD X2 4200
>
> Video
> NVIDIA 6600 -- no native driver.
>
> OS
> Linux linuxbox 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 #1 SMP Tue Mar 14 15:48:20 EST 2006 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> Qt: 3.3.5
> KDE: 3.5.1-2.3 Red Hat
> KDE Daemon: $Id: kded.cpp 469257 2005-10-10 15:02:57Z coolo $
>
>
>   
I went back to FC4 because of the bad performance.  Videos (.mov, DVD, 
etc) now run as smooth
as a baby's bum.   A lot less other bugs too =P   I'll probably give FC5 
another shot in a few months.

Stephen