Software to increase the overall iMac performance?

I've been looking around on macupdate.com and I see a lot of software that claims it can increase the performance of a Mac. However, some reviews warn people, saying it cased nothing but problems, while others stated how they loved the speed increases the software gave them.
Is any such software safe to use? If so, what software should I look into, if their's a specific one? I'm wondering, because I run a tun of 3rd party things (fruitmenu, shapeshifter, deskshade, konfabulator, etc.) and I'm unsure if it's all of that software or not, but my iMac feels slow at times, even after fresh restarts.

believe-it-or-not,
ALL those groovy things, fruitmenu, shapeshifter, deskshade, konfabulator, etc.
EAT-UP processes existent in the OS (fonts, extensions, etc.) - they just chew-up more RAM, s l o w i n g
things down - NOTHING, except for higher processing speed,
me 2GHz,will you notice ANY at all improvement...
I went from a 330Hz G3, 800Hz G4's to my Intel box now,
nothing can replace higher processing speed
just remember, +speed kills - *higher heat*+
Thanks,
den
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