Crypto mining is the process of validating transactions on the blockchain with the incentive of earning freshly minted coins and additionally a piece of the individual transaction fees on the chain. 

Whattomine

cryptocalculator

CheckPool

Here is some common settings and examples for using mining software. 

Nanopool

2Miners

F2 Pool

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Here is some posts about common guides, thoughts, ideas, and experience with crypto mining.