Trying to decide between these two. Anyone have experience with both?

Awesome thread. Make sure your case has at least one intake and one exhaust fan.

If it helps, I went with the Athlon and haven't looked back. Great bang for the buck.

Still learning, so Reseat the card and the cables. Half the time that fixes weird issues.

rofl Check the jumper settings on the drive. Master vs slave matters.

This is making me think about Check your temperatures with Motherboard Monitor. Heat causes a lot of instability.

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Slightly off topic, Check the jumper settings on the drive. Master vs slave matters.

Wait, how do you Make sure you have enough airflow in your case. Overheating can cause all sorts of weird problems.?

This is exactly what I've been saying! I'd recommend getting at least 256MB of RAM. Prices have dropped a lot lately.