Downgrading to 98 might help a little with performance, since you have a very limited amount of ram but isn't really woth the trouble. You'd see a lot more of a performance boost by getting another 256MB of RAM (which would cost you about $20). Considering that you'd have to back up all your data, hunt down drivers, reinstall the OS & all software then download all the OS updates, you're looking at 4-5hr, minimum, of work. Beyond that, 98 is going to be a less secure & stable OS than XP.
$5/hr (less than minimum wage) * 5hr = $25. You do the math.
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I just looked at your system specs - it says your using RDRAM. If you're stuck with Rambus, it'll cost a bit more ($70-80) to upgrade the system. Remember you have to buy the stuff in pairs. Doesn't really change my recommendation.
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