>A bit off topic; a friend of mine has been offered a 9210 and asked >me if it was worth the effort of moving it. Without considering the >power and space requirements, I would prefer a 780 to a 9000. > >If you were offered a 9000 would you take it or let it be scrapped? In >this case the biggest problem is the distance; the machine is located >about 1000Km from us.

The biggest problem isn't storage and power? I'm not sure how many racks you're talking but I would think this could be a fairly large system.