It seems that really to get good performance out of the computer and various programs like hashcat you realy need to use the GPU.

I'm struggling to get this working. And it does seem like it is one of the most troublesome issue as many have commented and provided a number of solutions.

I have read many, many posts, FAQ's etc on how to do this but I seem to keep failing.

I have an a Dell Optiplex 745. I have a GeForce 7100GS. Can someone point me in the direction to which FAQ etc is the best for this particular set up. This card seems to have three ports on it, svidia (i think) DVI which is what I use and regular VGA type. I dont really know if it maters if I use the DVI or VGA??

Right out of the box when I put this card in and install a fresh copy of Kali it gives me the dreaded Blinking Curser. So I do a Control-Alt-F1 to log and update linux etc.

Is there any advice on which method I should use. They all do seem similar with a few adjustment.

Thanks.