CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K
Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3
RAM: G.Skill-NT 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1333
HDD1: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB    [OS]
HDD2: Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB [RAID5]
HDD3: Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB [RAID5]
HDD4: Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB [RAID5]
Case: Antec 300
PSU: Antec Neo Eco 520C
NIC: TP-Link TG-3269 1Gbit
ODD: LiteOn DVD burner

The Z68 chipset on the motherboard will work flawlessly within the Linux Kernel on OpenSUSE. Many users have reported the transcoding abilities of this chipset to be extremely useful on their Linux distributions. The board incorporates an onboard RAID controller (Z68 Express) which will work fine for the purposes of this domain controller. Should more drives be added the board has PCI-E x16, PCI-E x8, PCI-E x4, PCI-E x1 and PCI slots which makes this the perfect motherboard to start a server on for expanding as resources are required.

As the i5 2500K has a 1155 setup, it will be compatible with the motherboard. Many users worldwide have used this configuration.

Green HDD's were chosen to promote a more efficient and quieter domain controller.

Software to be installed:
 * Webmin
 * SAMBA
 * LDAP ?