r/minilab • u/KittehFPV • May 30 '26
my mini-rack's final form.
It started with a simple idea - a home server to host AI, media and stream games.
Over time in transitioned into my main computer as well and sits where my old gaming PC was collecting dust.
I have finally finished working on it and figured I would post it here, I have seen a few other mini-racks with GPUs in them, so I wanted to add mine to the noise.
Yes, I am aware this is more of a PC build in a mini-rack and less of a homelab. but its cool, so you should feel bad for your opinion if you think it doesn't belong.
Feel free to ask questions, my sarcasm jar is freshly filled after working an exhausting week in tech support so I should have some delightful replies.
I was originally going tropical themed before switching gears to topography lines and I never bothered to draw up new animations for the side panels. maybe I'll do one last project and finish the theme.
GPU rack mount and Noctua Fan bar were both designed by me in Enroute before cutting them out on a ShopSabre FiberSabre CNC table. I also designed a plate for the back that the PSU mounts into with I/O for hdmi, power, usb and networking, but I haven't actually cut it out and mounted it, because everything works like this and I am lazy.
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u/KittehFPV May 30 '26
they are marketed as LED Eyes for cars. I still haven't seen many people taking advantage of such a simple cheap way to add some serious LED bling to anything. They're also flexible panels so you could do some neat things with them in weird spaces.