I have read all the answers so far.
I am glad this has triggered a lot of talk as I have been desperate to find a solution to the problem.
I will keep my answers short:
1) none of the card is fake. As already stated the ASUS are this model (http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/R9290XDC2OC4GD5/) whereas the Sapphire this (http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation...2060&lid=1)
2) all 4 cards perform identically when performing brute force attacks. Problem materializes when performing dictionary attacks
3) AMD Overdrive does only see ONE card (the #1 card). This is the primary card connected to the monitor. I dunno if this has anything to do with the problem though I doubt it as card #2 works at its fullest whether in brute force or dictionary attack. Furthermore, since Overdrive cant see the 3 cards it is unable to set the fan speed for cards #3 and #4 BUT is able to do so for cards #1 and #2! Same goes for overclocking (sets fine for cards #1 and #2 but is unable to do so for #3 and #4). To solve this I use Sapphire's Trixx utility which is able to see and set anything on all 4 cards. I have ordered HDMI dummy plugs (special ones for R9 290X cards) and waiting for delivery. I am curious whether this will solve the problem of Overdrive in seeing the rest of the 3 cards and whether this plays any significance to the dictionary attack problem.
4) The dictionary I am using is sorted by length (3-17 length).
5) Over the weekend I will try what atom has suggested: swap positions between the Asus and Sapphire cards. This will give us a lot of useful feedback.
6) I still am waiting for an attack to finish. As soon as it does I will make some tests and post all relevant info requested so that it is clear for everyone what my settings are.
Thanks all for jumping into this!
l8r....
I am glad this has triggered a lot of talk as I have been desperate to find a solution to the problem.
I will keep my answers short:
1) none of the card is fake. As already stated the ASUS are this model (http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/R9290XDC2OC4GD5/) whereas the Sapphire this (http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation...2060&lid=1)
2) all 4 cards perform identically when performing brute force attacks. Problem materializes when performing dictionary attacks
3) AMD Overdrive does only see ONE card (the #1 card). This is the primary card connected to the monitor. I dunno if this has anything to do with the problem though I doubt it as card #2 works at its fullest whether in brute force or dictionary attack. Furthermore, since Overdrive cant see the 3 cards it is unable to set the fan speed for cards #3 and #4 BUT is able to do so for cards #1 and #2! Same goes for overclocking (sets fine for cards #1 and #2 but is unable to do so for #3 and #4). To solve this I use Sapphire's Trixx utility which is able to see and set anything on all 4 cards. I have ordered HDMI dummy plugs (special ones for R9 290X cards) and waiting for delivery. I am curious whether this will solve the problem of Overdrive in seeing the rest of the 3 cards and whether this plays any significance to the dictionary attack problem.
4) The dictionary I am using is sorted by length (3-17 length).
5) Over the weekend I will try what atom has suggested: swap positions between the Asus and Sapphire cards. This will give us a lot of useful feedback.
6) I still am waiting for an attack to finish. As soon as it does I will make some tests and post all relevant info requested so that it is clear for everyone what my settings are.
Thanks all for jumping into this!
l8r....