Here's my thoughts based on my experience along similar lines: CPU and memory underclocking won't get you anything but headaches. Auto-standby seems like a very good idea if you can get WOL working. Removing unneeded hardware certainly can't hurt, but it's probably more effective to buy/replace hardware that's more suited to power-saving. Examples: laptop hard drives use MUCH less power than their 3.5" counterparts--they're also quieter. You can get an adapter that lets your put a 2.5" disk into a 3.5" enclosure with appropriate connectors. Sure they're slower (part of the power savings comes from fewer RPMs) but I only notice that when copying music to or from the server. I'm considering SSD when the price becomes realistic. Low-wattage efficient power supplies are better than high-wattage once that crank out heat. I would imagine fanless power supplies tend to be much more efficient because they have to be. Lastly, some CPUs are better than others. A Pentium 3 or Core-series CPU is fairly efficient, but there's no saving a P4. Not sure about the AMD side. Hope that helps.
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