Slow transfer with old upgraded iMAC G5

Hello,
I have some strange problems on my old iMAC G5 (PPC without isight) that I upgraded with a 750Gb hard drive and 2GB of RAM (still running MAC OS 10.3.9).
Most of the problems are intermittent and do not occur all the time. However, I could not find the reason for those problems and they could be extremely annoying.
Here are the problems:
- very slow data transfer (0.5Mbps roughly) when transferring large files to a USB key, while sometimes I get descent transfer rate (4Mbps)
- extremely wireless connection while sometime it works great
- wireless reception of my home network very bad. 1 or even 0 bar while with my newer mac book I get 3 bars.
- wireless reception tend to vary, sometimes it is good, sometimes none (can't get an IP address)
- slow burning to CDs in Toast: toast says the expected time is 3 minutes while acutally it takes 4 times longer.
- sometime when I launch bittorrent the wireless reception worsten (go from 2 bars to 1 or even 0 bars)
Any idea where the problems could be coming from?
Do you think that a MAC OS upgrade could solve the problems ? in that case, which Os would you propose for a PPC iMAC G5?

Hello jumanon
littleshoulders has given you some great advice (including third party software) that you should surely consider.
I offer three additions to his list that you can consider if you are still having problems:
(1) Your comment on wireless variability may be the key.
wireless reception tend to vary, sometimes it is good, sometimes none ...
Someone else may be using or interfering with your wireless network. Whether surreptitiously or unintentionally, the result could be that which you describe. Interference might even be caused by someone in your own home using a wireless portable phone or other wireless device. Be certain that your network is secure (WEPA or better and password protected.)
If you already have a secure network, someone's portable phone or another network nearby may be using the same channel as your wireless router or, at least, causing interference when you both happen to be using your respective systems simultaneously.
The test for this possibility is simple. Change your router's wireless channel setting and see if the problem goes away. I suggest you try a channel as far from the current one as possible. For example, if your current setting is for channel 11, change to channel 1 (or vice versa) and try your system again to see if the problem disappears. If that change does not eliminate signal variability, try changing the router to channel 6 and test again.
If you have not changed the channel before, see your wireless router's user manual for instructions on which menu choices you must set to do it. It is not difficult.
If your problem remains regardless of whether you use channel 1, 6, or 11, channel interference is NOT causing your problem.
(2) If you are still experiencing the kernel panics that you posted about previously, resolution of that problem may eliminate this one, too. The two might be related and could also be impacted by hardware peripherals that you use, so be sure to test after disconnecting all peripherals.
Once you have eliminated kernel panics, the problems you post about here may also go away.
(3) As littleshoulders says, slow performance on your 10.3.9 Mac can certainly be caused by inadequate Mac OS X Maintenance, including too little disk free space. If you have not performed routine maintenance, do so now and see whether performance improves.
If necessary, you can use some of the tips in this kBase article to make more free space available.
Please let us know how it goes.
Cheers,
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