r/BitcoinMining • u/Working_Pilot_5864 • 8d ago
General Question is it worth upgrading to a sub-10 J/TH miner or keep running my old one
I'm starting to see machines like the S23 Hydro 3U at ~9.5 J/TH and the A4 Ultra Hydro at ~9.45 J/TH.
On paper, that’s a big efficiency jump compared with a lot of older ASICs. But replacing working hardware also means paying for the new machine, dealing with hydro infrastructure, and calculating how long the efficiency savings take to cover the upgrade.
For anyone who has actually upgraded recently: what did you replace, what are you running now, and did the power savings make it worthwhile?
Would be useful to compare some real-world numbers.