3 Cinema Display for G5 Dual 2.3 Power Mac

Hi,
Just wanna know that am i posible to expanding my G5 Dual 2.3 Power Mac into 3 Cinema Display?For the default,i posible to use dual screen...but i wish to add 1 more screen...is that posible to buy a PCI card and slot in my empty slot?if no,what s'ld i do?
thanks

Radeon 9200 mac edition ( PCI ) will do the trick, just dont expect razzle dazzle Quartz Extreme from the card

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