I'm interested in crypto currency mining I know that it's hard to mine bitcoin unless you have a good setup. What about litecoin or dogecoin would it be easier to start mining these for a beginner.
If you are a beginner I assume you want to try and get started with what you already own. If you have a fairly recent PC and a dedicated GPU (recent model AMD or Nvidia) you can begin mining some coins such as ZEC, ETH, and their variants, or even Monero (XMR) immediately. Just search the forum for the appropriate mining program.
Claymore has windows based miners for the three coins I listed and would be a good place to start with minimal fuss. You will also need a wallet to mine your coins to, but you can just use an exchange wallet to get your feet wet. Once you learn more about how mining works you can get your own dedicated wallet, which I would recommend for larger amounts. Poloniex.com is a popular exchange with many coins that you can use to generate a deposit address (or wallet) you can use to begin mining with. You can also easily convert any mined coins to BTC if you prefer using an exchange.
Bitcoin and Scrypt based coins such as Dogecoin or Litecoin have moved on to what is known as ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) based devices and are no longer profitable to mine with just a PC and a graphic cards.
