Computers are essential for crafting a variety of middle and end game products in Satisfactory, but they need to be unlocked and built first. The first three types of Computers can be unlocked after reaching Tier 5, and Supercomputers can be unlocked later once Tier 7 is available. After Tier 2, higher tiers can be unlocked by constructing the Space Elevator.

Computers become a necessary resource in the later stages of Satisfactory because they're required for certain buildings and advanced products. One of the components that can be crafted using Computers is a Supercomputer, which leads to even more advanced equipment later on. For example, in order to use Nuclear Power Plants or Geothermal Generators as a power source, Supercomputers are needed.

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There are a few different types of resources in Satsifactory that are needed to craft Computers. The three types of Computers mostly require different resources to craft, but they all need a Circuit Board. The Circuit Board can be unlocked in the Tier 5 - Oil Processing section, and it requires two Copper Sheets and four Plastic. The other components required to craft the regular Computer should be easy to obtain.

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There are three types of Computers that can be unlocked at Tier 5, and they can all be used in crafting recipes. The three Computers are interchangeable in crafting, so players should produce the one that's easiest for them to make based on their available resources. Computers can either be built at the Manufacturer, which combines three or four resources, or the Assembler, which can only combine two. Computers are used for crafting some vehicles, as well as a variety of advanced products. One of the items that can be crafted with Computers is a Supercomputer, which gives players access to craft even more advanced products.

  • Computer (Tier 5): Building this Satisfactory Computer requires 10 Circuit Boards, nine Cables, 18 Plastic, and 52 Screws, and it can be built using the Manufacturer. One computer can be produced every 24 seconds.
  • Crystal Computer (Tier 5): Eight Circuit Boards and three Crystal Oscillators are needed to build a Crystal Computer using the Assembler. Crystal Computers are produced at a rate of three every 64 seconds.
  • Caterium Computer (Tier 5): The Caterium Computer is built with the Manufacturer using seven Circuit Boards, 28 Quickwires, and 12 Rubber. One Caterium Computer can be produced every 16 seconds.

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  • Adaptive Control Unit (Tier 5): The Adaptive Control Unit unlocked in Satisfactory and crafted at the Manufacturer using 15 Automated Wiring, 10 Circuit Boards, two Heavy Modular Frames, and two Computers. It takes 120 seconds to produce two Adaptive Control Units.
  • Electric Locomotive (Tier 6): Using the Build Gun, the Electric Locomotive can be crafted with five Heavy Modular Frames, 10 Motors, 15 Steel Pipes, five Computers, and five Beacons.
  • Fluid Freight Platform (Tier 6): The Fluid Freight Platform requires six Heavy Modular Frames, two Computers, 50 Concrete, 25 Cables, and five Motors, and it can be crafted with the Build Gun.
  • Freight Platform (Tier 6): Six Heavy Modular Frames, two Computers, 50 Concrete, 25 Cables, and five Motors can be used to craft the Freight Platform with the Build Gun.
  • Fuel Generator (Tier 6): The Build Gun is used in Satisfactory to place a Fuel Generator, which is crafted using five Computers, 10 Heavy Modular Frames, 15 Motors, 50 Rubber, and 50 Quickwires.
  • Hover Pack (Tier 7): Eight Motors, four Heavy Modular Frames, eight Computers, and 40 Alclad Aluminum Sheets can be used to craft the Hover Pack via the Equipment Workshop.

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  • Path Signal (Tier 6): The Path Signal is placed with the Build Gun and can be crafted using two Steel Pipes, one Copper Sheet, and one Computer.
  • Radio Control Unit (Tier 7): A Radio Control Unit can be built at the Manufacturer. It requires 32 Aluminum Casings, one Crystal Oscillator, and one Computer, and takes 48 seconds per unit.
  • Supercomputer (Tier 7): A Supercomputer takes 32 seconds to be produced at the Manufacturer. It can be crafted using two Computers, two AI Limiters, three High-Speed Connectors, and 28 Plastic.
  • Super-State Computer (Tier 8): The resources required to build this Satisfactory machine include three Computers, two Electromagnetic Control Rods, 20 Batteries, and 45 Wires. It takes 50 seconds for the Manufacturer to produce two Super-State Computers.
  • Train Station (Tier 6): Using the Build Gun, a Train Station can be crafted with four Heavy Modular Frames, eight Computers, 50 Concrete, and 25 Cables.
  • Truck (Tier 5): The resources required to craft a Truck using the Build Gun include eight Motors, 10 Computers, four Heavy Modular Frames, 50 Rubber, and 10 Beacons.

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  • Assembly Director System (Tier 7): One Assembly Director System can be produced every 80 seconds using the Assembler, as well as two Adaptive Control Units and one Supercomputer.
  • Geothermal Generator (Caterium Research): With the Build Gun, a Geothermal Generator can be crafted using eight Supercomputers, 16 Heavy Modular Frames, 16 High-Speed Connectors, 40 Copper Sheets, and 80 Rubber.
  • Miner Mk.3 (Tier 8): The Miner Mk.3 requires three Portable Miners, 50 Steel Pipes, five Supercomputers, 10 Fused Modular Frames, and three Turbo Motors to craft via the Build Gun.
  • Nuclear Power Plant (Tier 8): A Nuclear Power Plant requires 250 Concrete, 25 Heavy Modular Frames, five Supercomputers, 100 Cables, and 100 Alclad Aluminum Sheets, and it’s placed with the Build Gun.
  • Particle Accelerator (Tier 8): The Particle Accelerator in Satisfactory can be created with the Build Gun using 25 Radio Control Units, 100 Electromagnetic Control Rods, 10 Supercomputers, 50 Cooling Systems, 20 Fused Modular Frames, and 10 Turbo Motors.
  • Programmable Splitter (Caterium Research): One Heavy Modular Frame, one Motor, and one Supercomputer are needed to craft the Programmable Splitter via the Build Gun.

Computers Can Be Destroyed For FICSIT Coupons In Satisfactory

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While there are a lot of different recipes that require one or more Computers, there's also an alternative use for them. One of the early buildings that can be unlocked is the AWESOME Sink, which is part of the Tier 2 - Resource Sink Bonus Program. If players have extra Computers or the resources to build them, they can be destroyed in the AWESOME Sink to earn FICSIT Coupons.

The AWESOME Shop takes FICSIT Coupons in exchange for resources like Ammo Packs, Health Packs, Beacons, and Explosives, as well as a variety of parts, attachments, architectural items, vehicles, and other products used for exploring or building in Satisfactory. Destroying a Computer grants 17,260, and a Supercomputer can be destroyed for 99, 576 FICSIT Coupons. Items in the AWESOME Shop cost between one and 1,000 FISCIT Coupons, but most can be purchased for under 10. Obtaining FISCIT Coupons is an alternative way to use Computers and Supercomputers in Satisfactory.

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Satisfactory is available in Early Access on PC.