DMA guides

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Plain-English guides to DMA cards, firmware, anti-cheat and two-PC setups, written by the team that helps buyers set them up. Start with what DMA is, or jump to the question you have.

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• What is DMA cheating, and how does it work?DMA explained in plain words: how a DMA card lets a second PC read game memory, why it needs two PCs, and what a full setup costs in 2026.
• Is DMA detectable?Can anti-cheat detect DMA cards? How detection works, what firmware changes, why Vanguard and FACEIT are stricter, and what nobody can promise you.

Hardware and setup

• Best DMA card in 2026: 75T vs 100T (and why not 35T)Which DMA card to buy in 2026: what 35T, 75T and 100T mean, why bigger cards fit more firmware, and live prices for 75T ($119) and 100T cards.
• DMA card vs XMA vs RDMA: which setup should you buy?Compare the 3 ways to link a second PC for DMA: a DMA card + firmware, XMA (no card, uses your motherboard) and RDMA (over your network), with prices.
• How to set up a DMA card, step by stepThe steps to set up a DMA card: check your PC, flash firmware, install the card, BIOS settings, software on the second PC. Remote setup from $15.
• Do you need a fuser for DMA?What a DMA fuser does, when you need one instead of a second monitor, and which fuser fits your refresh rate. Fusers from $135.

Firmware by anti-cheat

• DMA firmware explained: which tier do you need?What DMA firmware does, why it decides most of your risk, and which of our 6 firmware tiers fits BattlEye, Ricochet, EAC, ACE or Vanguard games.
• EAC DMA firmware: which tier you needWhich DMA firmware works with Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) games: 5 of our firmware tiers, from $159, with a 1-month warranty and setup help.
• BattlEye DMA firmware: which tier you needWhich DMA firmware works with BattlEye games: 6 of our firmware tiers, from $79, with a 1-month warranty and setup help.
• Vanguard DMA firmware: which tier you needWhich DMA firmware works with Riot Vanguard games: 3 of our firmware tiers, from $259, with a 1-month warranty and setup help.
• COD Ricochet DMA firmware: which tier you needWhich DMA firmware works with Ricochet (Call of Duty) games: 1 of our firmware tiers, from $79, with a 1-month warranty and setup help.
• Which anti-cheat does my game use?A list of popular PC games and the anti-cheat each one uses, with the DMA firmware tier made for it and links to live license prices.

New to all of this? The beginner guide shows what to buy first.