27" cinema display/Quadro 4000 card

The new 27" cinema display interfaces with the computer via a male MiniDisplay connector cable. The new nVidia Quadro 4000 (which Apple sells) only has a DVI female out port, so I need a female MiniDisplay to male DVI adapter. Plenty of options for the opposite configuration (i.e., male Mini to female DVI) but can't find any of what I need. Anyone know of any supplier?

I'm thinking about using a similar setup. My plan was to use a mini displayport female to display port male since the Quadro 4000 also has that as an output. I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Here's a link:
http://estore.circuitassembly.com/products/mini-displayport-female-to-displaypor t-male-adapter-cable.html
Any thoughts?

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    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.3.5)[86DDB71C-A73A-3EBE-AC44-0BC9A38B9A44]@0xffffff7f8d7be000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.3.5)[803496D0-ADAD-3ADB-B071-8A0A197DA53D]@0xffffff7f8d787000
    com.apple.nvidia.nvGF100hal(3.0.4)[BD1D9D06-4831-3F1B-B27F-7653B233C112]@0xffffff7f8dd06000->0xffffff7f8e030fff
    dependency: com.apple.NVDAResman(3.0.4)[BC567F28-823E-3FB4-A726-F13C4041C44D]@0xffffff7f8d9f8000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.7.1)[9901C237-547C-3B52-99DE-C4870A19E2B5]@0xffffff7f8cf89000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    12C54
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333
    Kernel slide: 0x000000000c800000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff800ca00000
    System model name: MacPro5,1 (Mac-F221BEC8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 2871531219379
    last loaded kext at 2593001871676: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs     1.8 (addr 0xffffff7f8ef2d000, size 229376)
    loaded kexts:
    com.sonnettech.SonnetSATABlockStorage     2.2.9
    com.nvidia.CUDA     1.1.0
    com.aladdin.kext.aksfridge     1.0.2
    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard     5.7.2b8
    com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver     1.0.0
    com.sonnettech.driver.SonnetSATA     2.2.9
    com.red.driver.redrocket     1.4.28
    com.caldigit.driver.AHCIPatch     1
    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs     1.8
    com.apple.driver.StorageLynx     3.1.0
    com.apple.driver.Oxford_Semi     3.1.0
    com.apple.driver.LSI_FW_500     3.1.0
    com.apple.driver.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolSansPhysicalUnit     3.1.0
    com.apple.driver.initioFWBridge     3.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleFireWireStorage     3.1.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor     1.9.5d0
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs     3.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC     1.60
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet     1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient     3.5.10
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver     122
    com.apple.GeForce     8.0.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl     1.0.33
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager     4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver     2.3.1f2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver     2.3.1f2
    com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer     8.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver     1.0.2d2
    com.apple.driver.AGPM     100.12.69
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothUSBDFU     4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA     2.3.1f2
    com.apple.AMDRadeonAccelerator     1.0.0
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X     7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC     1.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport     4.0.9f33
    com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl     3.2.11
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin     1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient     3.5.1
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter     404
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI     4.9.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver     3.0.1
    com.apple.driver.Intel82574L     2.3.0b4
    com.apple.BootCache     34
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub     5.2.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage     2.2.2
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331     602.15.22
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntel8254XEthernet     3.1.1b1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib     1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless     1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI     5.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI     5.2.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM     1.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort     2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC     1.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET     1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons     1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS     1.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC     1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC     1.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient     196.0.0
    com.apple.security.quarantine     2
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall     4.
    Model: MacPro5,1, BootROM MP51.007F.B03, 4 processors, Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 2.8 GHz, 32 GB, SMC 1.39f11
    Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro 4000, NVIDIA Quadro 4000, PCIe, 2048 MB
    Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770, ATI Radeon HD 5770, PCIe, 1024 MB
    Memory Module: DIMM 1, 8 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x857F, 0x463732314755363746393333334700000000
    Memory Module: DIMM 2, 8 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x857F, 0x463732314755363746393333334700000000
    Memory Module: DIMM 3, 8 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x857F, 0x463732314755363746393333334700000000
    Memory Module: DIMM 4, 8 GB, DDR3 ECC, 1066 MHz, 0x857F, 0x463732314755363746393333334700000000
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.22)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 11 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en2
    PCI Card: NVIDIA Quadro 4000, sppci_displaycontroller, Slot-2
    PCI Card: NVIDIA Quadro 4000, NVDA,Parent, Slot-2
    PCI Card: ATI Radeon HD 5770, sppci_displaycontroller, Slot-1
    PCI Card: Sonnet Tempo SATA E4P, sppci_ide, Slot-3
    PCI Card: RED Rocket, sppci_video, Slot-4
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HUS724020ALE640, 2 TB
    Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HUS724020ALE640, 2 TB
    Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1001FALS-41Y6A0, 1 TB
    Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH61N
    Serial ATA Device: OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD, 240.06 GB
    USB Device: Keyboard Hub, apple_vendor_id, 0x1006, 0xfa200000 / 2
    USB Device: Apple Keyboard, apple_vendor_id, 0x0220, 0xfa220000 / 3
    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x5a100000 / 2
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0x5a110000 / 3
    USB Device: USB Laser Mouse, 0x046d (Logitech Inc.), 0xc069, 0x3d100000 / 2
    FireWire Device: built-in_hub, 800mbit_speed
    FireWire Device: Rugged FW/USB, LaCie, 800mbit_speed

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