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How to *actually* limit CPU usage for Hashcat

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I’d rather not fry the living crap out of my CPU. The hashcat program uses a lot of CPU and GPU. I know, the simple solutions people recommend online, such as using tools to limit cpu usage, such as cpulimit, but all it does it cut Hashcat. Limiting the threads or cores doesn’t help either, if anything, makes it worse. My cpu constantly sits at about 94-8%, at over 90 degrees during Hashcat running. The -w option only helps it cool a few degrees at the most! So *is* there any solution to this, or do I have to either kiss my cpu goodbye or run Hashcat for short periods at a time, and pause to cool down?
Asked by security_paranoid (103 rep)
Apr 27, 2024, 08:53 AM
Last activity: Apr 27, 2024, 12:04 PM