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More CWU for UV research: advanced HPCA computation component (16 CWU/t), active cooler, bridge component and the Network Switch that joins several HPCAs

Chain id: uv_research · Tags: Infinite source, Unverified

Era setup: UV · Abydos

Plan modules: Research data and CWU power

Tips: 6, 1 unverified

Machines

ZPM Cleanroom Assembler · 10 s · 122 880 EU/tZPM
Oak 1HPCA computation component · 4 UV circuit · ZPM field generator · 1 B PCB coolantHPCA computation componentZPM field generatorPCB coolant1
up to 131 072 EU/t10 s
Hpca Advanced Computation ComponentHPCA Advanced Computation Component (16 CWU/t, cooling 4)1
gtceu:zpm_assembler
IV Cleanroom Assembler · 10 s · 7680 EU/tIV
Oak 1Advanced computer casing · 16 aluminium plate · 16 tiny stainless pipe · 8 stainless screw · 1 B PCB coolantAdvanced computer casingAluminium plateTiny stainless steel pipeStainless steel screw1
up to 8 192 EU/t10 s
Hpca Active Cooler ComponentHPCA Active Cooling Component (cooling 2)1
gtceu:iv_assembler
LuV Cleanroom Assembler · 10 s · 30 720 EU/tLuV
Oak 1Advanced computer casing · UV circuit · ZPM emitter · 2 optical pipe · 1 B PCB coolantZPM emitterOptical pipe1
up to 32 768 EU/t10 s
Hpca Bridge Component1
gtceu:luv_assembler
Assembly Line · 60 s · 100 000 EU/t · research 32 CWU/tMultiblock
Oak 1Computer casing · 4 ZPM emitter · 4 ZPM sensor · 4 UV circuit · 32 double ENTED wire · 128 tritanium foil · 8 optical pipe · 576 mB solder · 576 mB PBIZPM sensorDouble ENTED wireTritanium foil1
60 s
Network SwitchNetwork Switch (joins HPCAs with bridges)1
gtceu:assembly_line

Flow

Direct steps

  • HPCA Bridge Component → Network Switch (joins HPCAs with bridges) (bridges)

How to build

  1. Drawers first, one per input: HPCA computation components, UV circuits (4 per craft), ZPM field generators, advanced computer casings, aluminium plates, tiny stainless pipes, stainless screws, ZPM emitters and sensors, optical pipes. Drum: PCB coolant (a pipe per assembler). — functionalstorage:oak_1, gtceu:hpca_computation_component, gtceu:advanced_computer_casing, gtceu:zpm_field_generator
  2. Advanced component: cleanroom assembler at 122 880 EU/t (10 s): computation component + 4 UV circuits + ZPM field generator + 1 B coolant. Output drawer Keep Exact 3. — gtceu:zpm_assembler, gtceu:hpca_advanced_computation_component
  3. Active coolers: IV cleanroom assembler, 6 per HPCA. Output drawer Keep Exact 6. — gtceu:iv_assembler, gtceu:hpca_active_cooler_component
  4. Bridge components: LuV cleanroom assembler, 1 per extra HPCA. — gtceu:luv_assembler, gtceu:hpca_bridge_component
  5. Network Switch: station research of an optical pipe (32 CWU/t) into an orb, then the Assembly Line (60 s at 100 000 EU/t). — gtceu:assembly_line, gtceu:network_switch
  6. Build: each HPCA gets 2 advanced + 4 active coolers + 1 bridge (+ 1 basic + 1 active if a slot is free); their transmission hatches go to the Network Switch, one switch output hatch to the Research Station’s reception hatch. Read the CWU/t readout. — gtceu:high_performance_computation_array, gtceu:research_station

Tips

  • Why: UV recipes ask for 32 to 96 CWU/t of Research Station power (UV hatch 64, UV components 32 / 48, wetware computer 64, wetware mainframe 96, UV fusion reactor 96). A ZPM-era HPCA with basic components gives 4 CWU/t per component (9 slots). Verified tooltips (gtsrc GTResearchMachines): computation component 4 CWU/t, cooling 2, upkeep VA[EV], max VA[LuV]; ADVANCED component 16 CWU/t, cooling 4, upkeep VA[IV], max VA[ZPM]; heat sink cooling 1 (passive); active cooler cooling 2, uses PCB coolant, max VA[IV]. Research Station = exactly 1 computation reception hatch, so only ONE HPCA can feed it directly.
  • Recipes (gtsrc ComputerRecipes, assembler, cleanroom, 200 ticks, 1000 mB PCB coolant each): advanced computation component = HPCA computation component + 4 UV circuits + 1 ZPM field generator at VA[ZPM] = 122 880 EU/t; active cooler = advanced computer casing + 16 aluminium plates + 16 tiny stainless steel fluid pipes + 8 stainless steel screws at VA[IV]; bridge component = advanced computer casing + 1 UV circuit + 1 ZPM emitter + 2 optical pipes at VA[LuV]. Each advanced component costs 4 UV circuits, so a 3-advanced HPCA costs 12 UV circuits.
  • How much CWU: an HPCA has 9 slots. Cooling needed by components must be covered by coolers or the array overheats (GT rule; Unverified in this fork). One advanced component needs 4 cooling = 2 active coolers, so the best single HPCA is 3 advanced + 6 active coolers = 48 CWU/t, enough for the 32 and 48 CWU/t recipes of the UV components but not for 64 or 96.
  • More than 48 CWU/t (quest text, ftbquests abydos.network_switch): the Research Station only accepts one HPCA, but a Network Switch (multiblock: 25 computer casings + 1 advanced computer casing + controller, 7 spots for energy / computation hatches) routes the computation of several HPCAs with a BRIDGE component each into it. Network Switch recipe (ComputerRecipes, Assembly Line, 1200 ticks at 100 000 EU/t, station research of an optical pipe at 32 CWU/t): computer casing + 4 ZPM emitters + 4 ZPM sensors + 4 UV circuits + 32 ENTED DOUBLE wire + 128 tritanium foil + 8 optical pipes, 576 mB soldering alloy + 576 mB PBI. Three bridged HPCAs of 2 advanced + 1 basic + 4 active + 1 bridge each give about 36 CWU/t, so 96 CWU/t needs three of them (Unverified slot balance).
  • Sub-steps people skip: (1) PCB coolant: 1 B per component (and per active cooler tick), so the pcb_coolant chain must run at scale; (2) advanced casings are the ZPM research hardware again: 1 per cooler and 1 per bridge; (3) computation hatch tiers: the transmitter and receiver hatches in zpm_research are enough, the optical pipes carry any amount; (4) the 64 and 96 CWU/t recipes simply do not start with less: check the Research Station’s CWU/t readout before spending UV circuits.
  • Unverified slot and cooling balance, total CWU research time, optical pipe throughput.

Bill of materials

Item Qty
gtceu:high_performance_computation_array 3
gtceu:research_station 1
gtceu:network_switch 1
gtceu:zpm_assembler 1
gtceu:iv_assembler 1
gtceu:luv_assembler 1
gtceu:assembly_line 1
functionalstorage:oak_1 18
modularrouters:modular_router 10
gtceu:lv_robot_arm 10
gtceu:item_filter 12
pipez:item_pipe 16
pipez:fluid_pipe 3
gtceu:steel_drum 4

Needs / Feeds

  • Main source for: gtceu:hpca_advanced_computation_component, gtceu:hpca_active_cooler_component, gtceu:hpca_bridge_component, gtceu:network_switch