I need to run 6 displays on my mac! Is it possible!??

Hello.
I am working on a video installation, and I need to run at least 5 monitors/projectors from my mac pro. Here are my specs:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro1,1
Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz
Graphics Card: ATI radeonx1900 512Mb
my question is: What additional graphics cards can I install on my mac to up the number of displays I can run? Do I need mac specific cards? Im a noob at the tech side of this stuff. Thank you for your help!

There are some break-out boxes if multiple monitors are just displaying the same content so that you wouldn't need to have 3 graphics cards.
The options are slim pickings, worse than before. The ATI Radeon 2600XT is not listed on Apple Store but would have worked. The 3870 costs $219. The Nvidia 8800GT is also no longer listed.
Make sure your X1900 isn't clogged with dust and is still able to breath and blow out air and isn't heat stressed. Still being sold, and still $399 - no change after three years is sort of sad.
I will say that 2GB RAM is rather minimum configuration. I doubt it is enough.
Yes, you need Mac specific or Mac firmware for it to work in OS X.
The original OEM 7300GT, it too is no longer listed or being sold by Apple which was the cheapest upgrade option that could work.
So I'd look for a splitter box; more RAM; possibly replace the X1900 even with another ATI card.

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