ATI 1900 for Mac Pro 1.1

After the second NVidia 8800 GT burning up within a month, I am thinking of replacing it with an ATI 1900. Any thoughts about that?

The first card burned up because it was a cheap, refurbished card from someone who hawks them on eBay. I thought it was a deal for only $160 and paid dearly for that. The card lasted only a few days. I received a replacement for that one from the supplier and that one lasted three weeks before it died. It didn't burn up like the first one, but shorted out.
I had the computer diagnosed by an Apple-certified shop when I had the problems with the first 8800 GT to make sure it's the card and not another part of the computer. This test revealed bad memory on the card as the problem. Since the second card grew on the same tree I expect it to have the same disease. The computer starts up fine without the card and shuts down instantly when I insert it into the slot.
I did some researching for the ATI HD 4870 and found it to be what I need; particularly that its mini DisplayPort works on a Mac Pro 1.1, which the one on the 5770 doesn't do. The local Apple Store has it in stock, so I'll pick one up later today.

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