What is DMA?

Consider bans a thing of the past - DMA is the ultimate long-term answer to anti-cheat in gaming.

Direct Memory Access

Or DMA for short. DMA is a unique approach to modern anti-cheat. It gives us the ability to use cheat software (or any other software for that matter) on a separate PC. For example, use cheats on the gaming PC without any cheat software actually running directly on the PC. The anti-cheat cannot detect what it cannot see - isolating the cheat to a separate PC eliminates this risk. This means DMA cheats do not get detected. DMA users frequently play for years (or indefinitely in some cases) without bans.

What do I need for DMA?

DMA requires a few pieces of hardware. At minimum, you need: a DMA card and a second PC. To enhance the DMA experience, you can buy other devices to enhance your DMA experience - like a fuser and a HID (aim device).

Required: DMA Card

DMA cards allow you to connect your main, gaming PC and a separate PC running cheat software while presenting itself as a normal device on the gaming PC - like a printer or USB device.

DMA cards come in three speeds: 35T, 75T, and 100T. Speed is measured by the "T" rating. The higher the number, the faster the card.

Learn more about DMA card T-rating

The T rating on DMA cards refers to the number of logic cells on the FPGA chip used on the card.

Specifically, the number preceding the "T" is a shortened name for the approximate number of logical cells in thousands:

• 35T - approximately 33,000 logical cells

• 75T - approximately 75,000 logical cells

• 100T - approximately 100,000 logical cells

The more logical cells available, the more complex the firmware can be on the card. A larger FPGA can often handle more operations in parallel and at a higher overall throughput, which translates to a faster and more responsive experience. In cheating, this means less lag between the game and the information displayed to the user (ESP/wallhacks), which is crucial for competitive play.

Additionally, higher logic cell counts offer better detection resistance. More powerful FPGAs can run firmware with better and more complex emulation features, making the card appear more authentic to the anti-cheat software, which is key to long-term detection resistance.

A DMA card.

Required: An available PCIe slot

DMA cards use the PCIe x1 slot size - so it'll fit in any spare PCIe slot you have on your motherboard.

The only available PCIe slot I have is blocked by a GPU?

Use a right-angle PCIe riser cable.

I do not have any free PCIe slots?

Consolidate the PCIe devices using your current PCIe slots or upgrade the PC hardware. Do not use PCIe riser cards/expansion cards. These are expensive and will not work for this use-case.

PCIe slots on a motherboard.

DMA Cards

75T

Captain DMA 75T-6th(Buy DMA, get Makcu)Captain DMA

100T

Are there cheaper options?

You can find DMA cards using Alibaba, Taobao, Sugargoo, etc. however - we strongly advise against this. DMA cards physically install into your PC - low quality components, non-tested cards, and other issues plague the DMA market. This market is not regulated and does not enforce quality standards on products.

The cards we recommended above are from a reputable DMA card manufacturer. Buying from them ensures you will get a working card out of the box.

What about 35T cards?

We do not recommend 35T cards. 35T is quickly becoming obsolete both in performance and security.

Required: DMA PC

Any device capable of running Windows works - you do not need an overly powerful PC.

Under $250

Beelink Mini PC, MINI S13 Intel Twin Lake N150 (Upgraded N100, 4C/4T), Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB M.2 SATA SSD, Desktop PC Dual HDMI 4K UHD/2.5G Ethernet/WiFi6/BT5.2/W11 Home/HTPCAmazon.com

Under $350

Under $800

Required: Firmware

Firmware is the specialized program that lives permanently on the card's main chip (the FPGA) and tells it exactly how to behave. Think of it as the personality and driver for the DMA card.

Feature: 1:1 Firmware

A 1:1 firmware for a DMA card is a specialized firmware that is a perfect, bit-for-bit clone of the firmware and configuration space of a real, legitimate PCI Express device (the "donor card").

The term "1:1" emphasizes the goal of maximum fidelity and accuracy in the emulation, which is the gold standard for stealth.

By utilizing a 1:1 Custom Firmware (CFW), DEXAIM DMA ensures that your device's identity is indistinguishable from standard, trusted hardware, even when subjected to deep, kernel-level inspection by anti-cheat systems like BattleEye, Easy Anti-Cheat, and ACE.

FDEXAIM DMA

Shop our custom 1:1 fully emulated firmware for EAC, BE, ACE, VGK and more.

Feature: Emulated Firmware

Emulated firmware is the core component on a DMA card that is designed to act as a digital disguise, making the malicious card appear to the host computer as a harmless, trusted hardware peripheral.

It is a specialized program that is permanently loaded onto the card's main chip, the FPGA.

Free vs. Custom Firmware

Free firmware: This firmware is typically based on open-source projects (like PCILeech and ekknod) that are available on public repositories like GitHub.

The Primary Risk: Free firmware provides a great starting point for developers, but for users, it is a known entity to anti-cheat systems. Using it is like wearing a common, mass-produced disguise that security personnel can easily recognize.

Custom Firmware - The DEXAIM DMA Standard: custom firmware, especially true 1:1 Custom Firmware like what is offered by DEXAIM, is developed specifically for stealth and exclusivity.

The DEXAIM DMA Advantage: When you use a paid, 1:1 CFW, you are using a unique disguise that is not publicly indexed. This requires anti-cheat developers to specifically target your card's precise behavioral patterns, which is resource-intensive and much harder to do without causing false positives.

For maximum security and the longest possible lifespan of your device, paid, private 1:1 Custom Firmware is the only viable option.

FDEXAIM DMA

Shop our custom 1:1 fully emulated firmware for EAC, BE, ACE, VGK and more.

Optional: Fuser

For ESP functionality, you will need a fuser.

A fuser is another physical device like a DMA card, though it does not install into your PC. It sits on your desk. A fuser does what it says on the tin: it fuses the video output of your gaming PC with the DMA PC.

Because we are running the cheats on a separate, DMA PC, we can't draw ESP or visuals on the gaming PC. Fusers fix this problem up by fusing the DMA PC and gaming PC together - a seamless experience as if you were using cheats on the gaming PC.

A DMA Fuser device.

Under $150

DICHEN FUSER -OFFICIAL STORE | 4K FUSER LEADING MANUFACTURER.DICHEN official store

Under $250

Under $400

Under $800

Optional: HID (aim device)

For aimbot functionality, you will need a HID (aim device).

HIDs are like fusers: they fuse inputs from your mouse on the gaming PC and translate any aimbot math coming from the cheat on the DMA PC together into output back to the gaming PC. This allows undetected aimbot functionality.

A MAKCU aim device.

Under $25

MakcuCaptain DMA

Under $140

The best option?

Keeping HIDs simple: go with the MAKCU. It's widely supported by most products and it just works. Honorable mention: it's the cheapest component you'll purchase for a DMA setup.

Why not recommend the KBMOX NET and KMBOX B+ PRO?

In the HID space, KBMOX NET and KMBOX B+ PRO have been around for some time. The hardware behind these HIDs are becoming obsolete in both performance and security. For this reason, we do not recommend them.

Optional: Controller Platform

For controller functionality, you will need a XIM MATRIX device.

XIM is widely supported by most cheats as the standard for controller functionality with DMA. All products we sell support the XIM platform.

XIMXIM Technologies

Where can I get cheats for DMA?

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