TL;DR

Linus and the crew tackle the age-old “buy vs. DIY” debate by turning an IKEA LACK side table into a budget server rack for their home lab and music gear. They walk through rules, parts (thank you Reliable Hardware’s 8U rack rails), and multiple build iterations before putting their DIY rack through the Linus Test to see if it can handle real-world gear. Along the way, they sprinkle in tips, sponsor shout-outs (Micro Center, UGREEN, Secretlab, and more), and plenty of geeky fun—proving you don’t have to break the bank to build a legit rack.

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