What is DMA?
The next step in your game hacking journey. DMA is the ultimate, undetected setup for cheating in games.
Direct Memory Access
Or "DMA" for short. DMA allows you to run cheat software on a separate , while being able to use the cheats on your primary PC without any kind of cheat software running directly on the PC. The anti-cheat cannot detect what it cannot see - isolating the cheat to a separate PC eliminates this risk entirely. This means DMA cheats are rarely if ever detected.
What do I need for DMA?
Using DMA requires a few pieces of hardware. At minimum, you need: a DMA card and a second PC. Optionally, you can buy other devices to enhance your DMA experience - like a fuser and an aim device. More on those later.
Required: DMA Card
A DMA card allows you to connect your main PC (the PC you play the game on) and the PC running the cheat (the DMA PC) while obfuscating itself as a normal "device" on your system. Invisible to anti-cheat software.
Card Types
DMA cards are mostly defined by their speed. Speed is measured mainly by the "T" rating. As of this article, cards are available in 35T, 75T, and 100T speeds. the higher the value, the more capable the card is.
DMA cards almost exclusively come in a PCIe x1 slot size - so it'll fit in any spare PCIe slot you have on your motherboard.
Recommended DMA Cards
Good Value
For the best value, 35T cards offer a low barrier-to-entry option for DMA. We strongly recommend a 75T or 100T option, if your budget allows, however.
Of course, there is a massive market of available brands and types of DMA cards. You can certainly find cheaper options using Alibaba or Taobao however for the sake of your own computer security, your time, and most of all: your money - we strongly advise against that. The cards we recommended above are from a long time, reputable DMA card manufacturer in this space. Buying from them ensures you will get a working card from a company that stands behind their products.
Required: Second PC
Any device capable of running Windows works here - you do not need an overly powerful PC. More RAM and a better CPU helps ensure we aren't bottlenecking our DMA setup, though. Keep that in mind when selecting a DMA PC.
Optional: Firmware
DMA cards run on firmware. Firmware is like software, but its for the physical DMA card itself. Firmware defines the DMA experience as a whole. Without a solid firmware, you won't have an advantage where it counts: fighting detections from anti-cheat. Nowadays, firmware is developed mostly 1:1 and is emulated.
1:1 Firmware?
1:1 meaning the firmware was built for you, for your card - no other user has your firmware build. This means less exposure of the firmware is available to anti-cheat to sample from and thus longer/indefinite undetected fun.
Emulated Firmware?
Emulated firmware means the firmware was built in a way that appears authentic to Windows and the certificate authority. To keep it short: this adds a layer of obscurity to hide from the anti-cheat. After all, this is the only piece operating on your gaming PC - it's the only way anti-cheat can see your DMA card.
Free vs. Premium (paid) Firmware
There are plenty of free firmware options available on the market. The key is sourcing a reputable distributor and knowing if that firmware works for your particular case. If you are playing a game like Valorant - this requires more bespoke firmware solutions. Specific firmware designed to bypass the VGK anti-cheat Valorant utilizes. Simpler games, like Grand Theft Auto, do not require as much of a sophisticated approach to firmware. Free firmware works for most users in most cases. As for free options, we only recommend ekknod.
That said, popular AAA anti-cheat like Easy Anti-cheat, BattlEye, VGK, etc. - we typically advise sourcing a premium firmware vendor that specializes in these anti-cheats. For the titles we support here at DEXAiM DMA, we offer premium firmware through our firmware partner - open a support ticket in our Discord to inquire for purchase.
Optional: 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 PC, we can't draw ESP or visuals on the gaming PC. This would break the chain of custody and create a detection vector for anti-cheats. Fusers clean this problem up by fusing the DMA PC and gaming PC together - a seamless experience as if you were using cheats on the PC.
Having a better DMA card (75T+) and a decent DMA PC is key here - the better the specs, the better performance you will have. Consider the few milliseconds of lag time between what's happening in the game versus what the cheat PC is processing and then drawing - that takes time. Better specs = less time (essentially seamless if you have a good setup).
Optional: Aim Device
Aim devices 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. Basically, this lets you use an aimbot with this type of attack (DMA).
KBMOX NET and KMBOX B+ PRO
KMBOX is the oldest choice in aim devices. However, it has had detection issues in previous years. Keeping up to date on firmware will prevent that. That said, we strongly recommend a MAKCU (see the "Best" tab).
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