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> MD5 is a fast algo so that shouldn't take long for short passwords

Indeed: http://www.golubev.com/hashgpu.htm

On my pair of HD 5870's I get about 6.3 billion hashes/sec - with lowercase alphanumerics, that's up to 8 characters in about 8 minutes, 9 in 5 hours, and 10 inside a week.




Pair of HD 5870's... BitCoin mining? I'd heard they were the most cost-effective card for it.




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