>But he underestimated the progression of hardware, as the problem has been solved earlier than expected. >He used a bog standard PC with an Intel Core i7-6700

>But he underestimated the progression of hardware, as the problem has been solved earlier than expected. >He used a bog standard PC with an Intel Core i7-6700 processor So it was mainly just raw hardware and patience rather than any novel math technique? The title is slightly misleading then.