gaming-sources is great. I had two compilation running simultaneously, and they were barely noticeable while I was using my desktop (kde 3.1.1). The problem is: the name gives the impression that it is only suitable for gamers, and in fact it is not. At first I installed gentoo-sources, but gaming-sources leaves it in the dust in terms of 'Desktop Responsiveness'. So, my proposal is that gaming-sources changes its name to desktop-sources, to broaden userland perception of its usefulness. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
Full sources for the Gentoo gaming-optimized kernel