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How to Pick a Bitcoin Miner: Energy Efficiency Plus 3 More Filters

Choose a Bitcoin miner on OneMiners with four filters: budget, energy efficiency (J/TH), cooling system and brand. Learn to read the income and net numbers.

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Before you buy a Bitcoin miner, filter for the things that actually matter. This walkthrough of oneminers.com narrows the shop down by budget, energy efficiency, cooling system and brand, then opens one miner and reads its numbers.

Filter 1: Set your budget

Start with what you are comfortable spending. Use the price filter on the Buy miner page so you only see machines in your range.

Filter 2: Energy efficiency (J/TH)

Energy efficiency is measured in joules per terahash (J/TH). Lower is better: the miner uses less power for the same hash rate. It matters even more with the next Bitcoin halving, expected around 2028.

The example in the video is the Antminer S21e XP Hyd 3U: 860 TH/s, 13.0 J/TH, hydro cooled.

Read the numbers for a real miner

Open the miner’s specs and choose a hosting location, as in the video, a USA hosting site. The profitability table shows:

  • Income
  • Electricity
  • Estimated net

each per day, per month and per year. Change the hosting location and the electricity line changes with it. See hosting sites compared for why that matters, and the mining calculator guide for a deeper look at the maths.

Filter 3: Cooling system

Pick the cooling type that fits where the miner will live:

  • Air cooled miners use fans.
  • Hydro cooled miners use water cooling.
  • Oil immersion miners are submerged in oil.

If you are thinking about mining at home, note that big hydro miners need three-phase power, which most homes do not have. Hosting avoids that problem, because the miner runs at a hosting site instead.

Filter 4: Brand

Finally, filter by brand, for example Antminer. Stick with the brands you know and compare similar models side by side.

Recap

  1. Set a budget.
  2. Look for a low J/TH.
  3. Check the cooling system.
  4. Choose a brand.

Ready to order? Follow how to buy a miner on OneMiners.

Real prices vary with market conditions and may differ from the figures in the video. This guide is for information only and is not financial advice.