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How to set up a DMA cheat, step by step

6 min read, updated 1 November 2026

A DMA setup reads the game's memory from a second PC through a PCIe card, so nothing runs on the PC you play on. This guide walks through the parts and the order to set them up in.

What you need

  • A gaming PC with a free PCIe slot (x1 is enough).
  • A DMA card. Most are FPGA boards that sit in the PCIe slot and connect to the second PC over USB.
  • A second PC. It does not need a strong GPU; it reads memory and draws the overlay.
  • For aim, triggerbot or recoil control: a mouse device such as a KMBox, MakCU or an Arduino. It sits between your mouse and the gaming PC and moves like a real mouse.
  • A way to see the overlay: a second monitor next to your main one, or a video fuser that lays it over the game picture.

How the parts connect

The card goes into the gaming PC. Its data cable (usually USB-C) goes to the second PC. Your mouse plugs into the mouse device, and the mouse device plugs into the gaming PC; the second PC controls it over USB or the network.

The gaming PC never runs any cheat software. Everything you install goes onto the second PC.

Setting it up

  1. 1Put the card in the gaming PC and connect its USB cable to a USB 3 port on the second PC. A USB 2 port works badly or not at all.
  2. 2Get a key, sign in at qowed.vip/account with Discord and link the key there.
  3. 3Download the QOWED loader on the second PC and start it. Paste your key. The loader downloads the client and the DMA runtime (vmm, leechcore, FTD3XX) by itself; you do not need to copy any DLLs.
  4. 4If your card came with its own runtime files (custom firmware or RDMA setups), put them next to the loader. It recognises them and leaves them alone.
  5. 5Start your game on the gaming PC. QOWED finds the game and connects; the menu shows the game and the frame rate when it is ready.
  6. 6Open the Devices page in the menu and connect your mouse device if you use aim features.

When something does not work

Use the "Send log to support" button in the menu or the loader. You get a code to post in the Discord, and support sees exactly what your setup reported. Common problems and their fixes are in the troubleshooting guide.