diff --git a/hosts/monolith/default.nix b/hosts/monolith/default.nix
index da69746..29bf7ed 100644
--- a/hosts/monolith/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/monolith/default.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ in
   my.gaming.enable = true;
   my.nix-ld.enable = true;
 
+  systemd.slices."system" = {
+    enable = true;
+    sliceConfig = {
+      # 50% maximum usage accross 8 cores
+      CPUQuota = "${toString (8 * 50)}%";
+    };
+  };
+
   boot.extraModulePackages = with config.boot.kernelPackages; [ zenpower ];
 
   boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ "amdgpu" ];