01-15-2015, 12:50 AM
(01-05-2015, 03:59 AM)epixoip Wrote: The best cards for hash cracking are, in order of preference:
1. Nvidia GTX 980 reference design
2. AMD R9 290X reference design
3. Nvidia GTX 970 reference design
I'm looking at building a four-way SLI password cracking machine and I'm debating between getting 4x of the GTX 970 reference design or the "Super Superclocked" version from EVGA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814487088. By making design improvements on the cooling system over their "Superclocked" model, it appears to be more efficient in terms of power draw and maintaining lower temperatures for potentially more overclocking potential. Since I plan on getting four of them, I would think that this would help keep the overall temps down within the case and extend the lifetime of the cards.
Would you still recommend the reference card over EVGA's SSC model? I'm trying to determine if the cooling improvements of the SSC model are worth the trade-off of potentially having a lower overclock potential. In either configuration, is investing in a water-cooled solution for the GPUs worth the price/performance gains?