Graphics Card for 30" display

I just bought the 30" cinema display and it won't go higher than 1280 x 800 resolution. Do I need a dual link dvi card to maximize the resolution? I am on a pc (win xp) with a Nvidia GeForce 6800 card. I've been told this card should be able to go to a higher resolution, but I don't think it's "dual link dvi"... Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

OK, I purchased and installed a BFG GeForce 7950GT card. I now have full 2560x1600 resolution on the 30" display, and am happy about that. Problem solved. I even tried reconnecting my 20" cinema display along with the 30" to try them out in dual mode, since the card has the capability. Happier still! However, I now have two new (maybe unrelated) problems:
1) The 7950 card has a power socket on it, and it came with a "Y" connector that connects that socket to TWO of the standard pc 4-pin power sockets. Since the boneheads at Dell gave me NO extra power sockets, I had to purchase two additional "Y" adapters to split off power going to my cd drive and connect to the two 4-pins on the card. Everything works fine, but now when I boot up, I get a "System battery voltage is low" message. Is this a cause for any concern? I realize that this is probably the wrong forum for this question, but I thought I'd ask in case anyone had any knowledge about this...
2) The second issue is that the 30" display (which is the primary)has a slight bluish tint to it. I thought I recalled reading something on this, but couldn't find it... When the 30" was in single display mode, it was fine. Or maybe I just didn't notice. But now that the two are side-by-side, the cooler tint on the 30" is quite noticeable compared to the 20", which still looks perfect.
Neither issue is a huge problem (yet), but any info would be appreciated.
Thanks!

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