Cna I connect an old VGA monitor to my POWER MAC G5?

I just purchased a 2005/2006 version of the POWER MAC G5 which uses DVI and I have an old VGA monitor (It came with my old PC) that I want to re-use if is possible.
What kind of adapter do I need?

A Power Mac G5 is not an iMac G5, so you should post your question here, in the category shown below, going forward.
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=108
However, this is probably the DVI to VGA adapter that you need.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/M8754G/A?mco=MTA5OTIyMjI

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My tower has a card that supports two monitors.
The one I bought with my Tower was the Studio Display (Same Acrylic type surround to the screen as the Tower). (It does have USB 1.1 ports on the back)
This used the then Apple Display Connector (ADC)
It also had a DVI output.
Ergo any DVI Screen will work.
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