Is Mac OS 10.4 good for G4 AGP?

I have a G4 AGP which is upgraded to 1.4GHz with 1.5 GB. I instaled a full retail version of Mac OS 10.15 last year. My G4 was running smoothly. Then I installed a full retial version of Mac 10.2, upgraded to Mac OS 10.2.8. My G4 had crashed often.
A few months ago, I bought a full version of Mac OS 10.3.5. When I got it, I found out that it was an OEM for eMac. I was told by the seller that it supports all Power Mac. Indeed, when I started installation, the software states that it supports G3, G4, G5 Power Mac. After installation, my G4 has crashed frequently, although not necessarily at any particular time or with any particular application.
Here are my questions. (1) Is there any of you who is in similar situation without problems? (2) Does ny of you know the possible cause of my G4 crash? (3) If I am going to get a full version of Mac OS, is Mac OS 10.4 better than Mac OS 10.3?
Thanks.
Robert

Hi Robert,
If you are using an OEM eMac version of 10.3.5 on a powermac, it is hardly surprising that you have stability issues. I bet you got this installation kit from OWC. If you are installing an OS on any computer that is not the OS that the particular computer was delivered with, you must either use exactly the right hardware based installation, or use a full retail installation.
Given the specs you have supplied, there is no reason why a full retail installation of Tiger shouldn't work fine on your computer (provided your CPU upgrade is Tiger compatible - but most of them are). However, it's probably best that you erase and install to give you the best chance of a "clean" system.
Properly installed, Tiger is said to be a significant improvement over Panther in terms of speed and stability.
Before you install Tiger, make sure that any applications that you presently have will also work in Tiger (or that you have updates available). Also be aware that once you have installed Tiger, if you want to go back to Panther, you will have to erase and install.
Cheers!
Karl

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