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gentoo or arch would probably perform fairly well. arch would be a much quicker setup, though. gentoo builds everything from source, and the installation can be pretty involved to begin with anyways.
you could also try a lighter ubuntu install; use the server install disc to get the base system going, then install xorg and a window manager. i'd pick xfce4 or maybe something even smaller.. fluxbox/openbox/blackbox, icewm, etc..
also, depending on yer needs in ubuntu, you can remove/turn off some of the services that you don't need, that are started up by default. do 'ps -A' in a terminal to see all the processes running.. i'm sure there could be a couple daemons or services that you don't need around.
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