I've got TOP running at the moment and its showing X taking 80% +-10% of the CPU, its leaving next to nothing for showeq resulting in very poor performance.
I'm using a fresh install of Redhat 7.2 and have used the desktop wizard so that all the desktop settings are minimal.
650mhz P3
196mb ram
It doesn't seem to do it all the time but I can't see what starts it running slowly.
Thanks for your input.
Serberus