Getting started

[PinkLlama]

Hey! I'd love to get started Ethereum/Bitcoin mining just as a hobby. For my own personal knowledge gain and fun in learning. I don't want to make any really big profit out of this so I'm just looking for some hardware/software along with tutorials on getting my first mining rig up. Thanks!

[tiffyroman]

Not gonna be able to help you here but I'm just going to watch the thread and wait for someone to answer so I could get some idea myself.

[poptok1]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=31163.0   Bitminer
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=877081.0 BFGminer
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=28402.0   CGminer
Mining software.
As for tutorial just check each particular thread for hints and guides.
Im sure any question asked in those thread's wont be unanswered.

[CorePrime95]

Its looks complicated at the beginning (as for me), but once you write down the steps, its actually easy.
For getting started as a beginner, I created a series of ETH Mining HowTos from what I learned so far:

The steps are kinda similar for Bitcoin I guess: you need a wallet for your coins, a mining software (if you want to mine), and then an exchange account to trade/sell with other cryptocoins.
For learning about Bitcoin and everything else these forums here are gold.