Optimizing KDE 3.1.x
David Lechnyr writes "This article goes into detail on optimizing KDE for speed. Typically, most distributions include pre-compiled binaries of KDE which are optimized for an Intel i386 computer. Chances are that you're running something faster than this; if so, this should help you tweak the compile process to speed things up a bit."
See http://www.sourcemage.org/ All source, downloaded from the authors site and compiled to the settings and optimizations YOU choose.