Will 10.4.3 kill my iMac

Howdey,
I'm planing on upgradeing to 10.4.3 and ordered the Dvd's today. However, I was just reading that people are having a hard time after updating their 10.4.X insallation to 10.4.3. I'm wondering what problems people might be having with their G3 iMacs and would I have the same problems if i did a fresh install of 10.4.3 (since thats the version now shipping)?
iMac Dv+ 450mhz Mac OS X (10.2.x)

I have an iMac tray loading. As you see below I have mine modded with 500 Mhz processor and 384 MB ram.
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