OT: Gentoo Q's

[peter]

i'm thinking about trying out Gentoo on my powercenter, and i had a 
couple questions for those of you who've tried it. the main question i 
have is how much faster is gentoo in comparison to YDL? i'm running my 
powercenter with stock hardware, no processor upgrades or extra RAM or 
anything, and while the performance in YDL is usable, it leaves a bit 
to be desired. also, i can't find much information about requirements 
for hard drive space. as it stands i only have a 2.4GB drive and only 
about 200MB is free on my YDL installation.

thanks,
peter