EAC Firmware Recomendations?

02/17/2026 07:15 ghostlyyy#1
I recently got back into using dma and I've been playing games that's use the battle eye anti cheat such as R6 and Dayz but I've been wanting to use my dma on rust and since my firmware is pretty outdated I need one that's supports rust. I've been looking around by myself for a day or 2 and haven't really found anything reliable or affordable. I was wondering if I could get any recomendations. I remeber finding firmware used to be not too hard but I've seen people say you need a private dev and a ton of money, and I was curious if in today's age that finding a good reliable EAC firmware for around 200 USD is even going to be possible.
02/17/2026 16:31 SmockRibs#2
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Originally Posted by ghostlyyy View Post
I recently got back into using dma and I've been playing games that's use the battle eye anti cheat such as R6 and Dayz but I've been wanting to use my dma on rust and since my firmware is pretty outdated I need one that's supports rust. I've been looking around by myself for a day or 2 and haven't really found anything reliable or affordable. I was wondering if I could get any recomendations. I remeber finding firmware used to be not too hard but I've seen people say you need a private dev and a ton of money, and I was curious if in today's age that finding a good reliable EAC firmware for around 200 USD is even going to be possible.

From what I heard, you should check on, PhoenixLabs, Skate, Clutch solution or Ducks Service.
Can't send link.
Or maybe ask your dma card provider
02/20/2026 11:52 astroware#3
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Originally Posted by ghostlyyy View Post
I recently got back into using dma and I've been playing games that's use the battle eye anti cheat such as R6 and Dayz but I've been wanting to use my dma on rust and since my firmware is pretty outdated I need one that's supports rust. I've been looking around by myself for a day or 2 and haven't really found anything reliable or affordable. I was wondering if I could get any recomendations. I remeber finding firmware used to be not too hard but I've seen people say you need a private dev and a ton of money, and I was curious if in today's age that finding a good reliable EAC firmware for around 200 USD is even going to be possible.
considering iommu is only a matter of time before it gets introduced to rust, i'd recommend to not get any FW or dma for that matter, wait and stick it out to see what's gnna happen
02/20/2026 13:19 theminkman#4
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considering iommu is only a matter of time before it gets introduced to rust, i'd recommend to not get any FW or dma for that matter, wait and stick it out to see what's gnna happen
In order to properly implement IOMMU on Rust they need to change EAC to start with windows, just enabling IOMMU is not enough to stop HPTT or firmwares like VMD

They also need to force people to use the latest BIOS update cause there is exploits you can do to circumvent anticheats like vanguard currently

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Originally Posted by ghostlyyy View Post
I recently got back into using dma and I've been playing games that's use the battle eye anti cheat such as R6 and Dayz but I've been wanting to use my dma on rust and since my firmware is pretty outdated I need one that's supports rust. I've been looking around by myself for a day or 2 and haven't really found anything reliable or affordable. I was wondering if I could get any recomendations. I remeber finding firmware used to be not too hard but I've seen people say you need a private dev and a ton of money, and I was curious if in today's age that finding a good reliable EAC firmware for around 200 USD is even going to be possible.
Duck has a firmware that currently works for EAC protected games, but you need to have purchased something DMA related from him.

I am pretty sure he is reselling a firmware from shockz
02/20/2026 15:21 astroware#5
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Originally Posted by theminkman View Post
In order to properly implement IOMMU on Rust they need to change EAC to start with windows, just enabling IOMMU is not enough to stop HPTT or firmwares like VMD

They also need to force people to use the latest BIOS update cause there is exploits you can do to circumvent anticheats like vanguard currently



Duck has a firmware that currently works for EAC protected games, but you need to have purchased something DMA related from him.

I am pretty sure he is reselling a firmware from shockz
yeah just a question of, how desperately they wanna fix the DMA situation etc. I doubt it'll take long before EAC's fed up.
02/20/2026 15:30 ghostlyyy#6
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Originally Posted by astroware View Post
considering iommu is only a matter of time before it gets introduced to rust, i'd recommend to not get any FW or dma for that matter, wait and stick it out to see what's gnna happen
Do you think I should just find a good software provider then? And if so then is there anything you can recomend?
02/20/2026 17:08 SmockRibs#7
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Do you think I should just find a good software provider then? And if so then is there anything you can recomend?
For now, yeah better to not go in DMA bcs its expensive and we dont really know about the future of it.
For the software, depends on what you want.
02/20/2026 17:21 ghostlyyy#8
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For now, yeah better to not go in DMA bcs its expensive and we dont really know about the future of it.
For the software, depends on what you want.
Has DMA really increased in price that much? I remeber it used to be around 100 bucks for a good eac firmware. But for the software do you know any that just has good security that I can last a good while on, I only plan on using esp
02/20/2026 18:33 astroware#9
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Originally Posted by ghostlyyy View Post
Has DMA really increased in price that much? I remeber it used to be around 100 bucks for a good eac firmware. But for the software do you know any that just has good security that I can last a good while on, I only plan on using esp
well look, lets assume that they push iommu, and fully cuck dma users, which is like 70% of rust cheating market. I believe personally, that the pricing for a good firmware will hover around 2-10k€; same happened with vanguard and faceit, and prices there for a good FW, are roughly priced like that.
02/20/2026 18:54 ghostlyyy#10
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Originally Posted by astroware View Post
well look, lets assume that they push iommu, and fully cuck dma users, which is like 70% of rust cheating market. I believe personally, that the pricing for a good firmware will hover around 2-10k€; same happened with vanguard and faceit, and prices there for a good FW, are roughly priced like that.
geez man that's insane I might just abandon my dma and try and sell it, I appreciate the help
02/21/2026 12:03 SmockRibs#11
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Originally Posted by ghostlyyy View Post
Has DMA really increased in price that much? I remeber it used to be around 100 bucks for a good eac firmware. But for the software do you know any that just has good security that I can last a good while on, I only plan on using esp
For that, I can vouch for VexOS, cant send you link but if you find the profil of GrandPa you will find it.