Is DMA worth it in 2026? The real cost and the risk

DMA is worth it in 2026 if you have a spare PC or will buy one and your game runs an anti-cheat we have firmware for. You also have to accept that any firmware can be detected. It isn't worth it if you play on FACEIT, only have one PC and won't get another, or want a promise you won't be banned.

What it costs

The spare PC needs at least 4 cores and a USB 3 port. From nothing, we price a used Dell OptiPlex Micro off eBay at about $160, and the HDMI fuser is $135. The full breakdown, with a monitor or KVM switch in place of the fuser, is in How much does a DMA setup cost?

Some of it keeps costing you.

• Software is a subscription.
  We don't sell it. Blurred, the one we suggest, starts around $19.99 a week, depending on your game (Which software).
• Keys you renew.
  MiTM is $180 a month, $450 for three or $700 for six, plus a $100 entrance fee on your first key that you don't get back. RDMA is $180 a month, $400 for three or $650 for six.
• One-time firmware.
  Advanced, the Premium tiers ($249, $349 and $549) and Private ($250, or $350 for VGK + EAC) are paid once.

Your second computer, fuser and aim device carry over if you ever change card. Your firmware doesn't, because every firmware except MiTM is locked to your card's DNA ID.

The risk

Everything can and will be detected eventually no matter what anyone says, but our firmware has had a good track record of being undetected. Anti-cheats change without warning, so we'll never promise you won't get banned.

• Your card can be checked.
  Anti-cheats scan the PCIe devices in your PC and keep adding new checks (How anti-cheats look at the card).
• How you play shows.
  Stats, reports, replays and tracking people through walls catch blatant play whatever it runs on (How you play).
• Your aim device is input on your main PC.
  How it moves your mouse can be looked at.
• Hardware bans hit your main PC.
  A DMA card doesn't change that PC's identifiers, so a ban already on it stays (Hardware bans).

If a firmware gets detected, we stop sales and alert all people on it. Inside your warranty, once we confirm and announce it, you get a new device, and outside it 40% of what you paid comes off your next order. A ban on its own isn't a warranty claim (Firmware warranty and upgrades). Fewer people on a device gives you better odds, which is what the higher Premium tiers and MiTM's own device are for.

What you get over a software cheat

A software cheat runs on the PC you play on, next to the anti-cheat. With DMA your card reads memory over PCIe and your second computer runs the cheat, so nothing of ours is installed on your main PC. Your card doesn't draw frames, so it doesn't cost you FPS (Does a DMA card lower your FPS?). What you give up is more setup and a read speed of about 200 MB/s on a USB 3 card. DMA vs software cheats goes through the rest.

Who it's for

• You have a second computer, or will get one.
  It doesn't need high-end parts, and an old office desktop or a laptop you stopped using works (Your Second Computer).
• Your game is on an anti-cheat we cover.
  That's EAC, BattlEye, VAC, Ricochet, ACE, EA and Vanguard, plus Overwatch, Marvel Rivals, PUBG, FiveM and the others in Which anti-cheat does my game use?
• You play like a person.
  Nothing on the hardware side helps if the way you play gets you reported.

Who it isn't for

• FACEIT players.
  None of our firmware works on FACEIT.
• One PC and no plan for a second.
  A virtual machine on the same PC doesn't count (Only have one PC?).
• A laptop as the PC you play on.
  We don't recommend it and we can't help you with it (Can I use a DMA card with a laptop?).
• You want a guarantee.
  Nobody can promise you won't be banned.
• You play blatant.
  You get banned on any setup, and on a shared device it hurts everyone else on it too.

Before you buy

Will DMA work for me? runs five checks on your PC, and Find my firmware picks a firmware from a few questions. Checkout is crypto with nothing extra on top, and card is in a Discord ticket for any amount at 10% more (Why we use crypto). Questions before you buy go on the support forum, so anyone else with the same question can see the answer.