I have been flip-flopping between so many different setups lately, but I have yet to find the one. I am currently trying Gnome out, and while I don't think it feels as bad as I was led to believe there are a couple of removedling issues that keep me from committing totally.
KDE Plasma.
We have a well-loved crt but no room for it currently; my wife used it as the "retro game/anime viewer" lol