Mac display card

I usually play PC games over bootcamp XP, after a few new gen games release, I realized that my MacPro is time to get a little upgrade. The major problem I guess is the display card, the 7300 GT can't stand for high graphics, so I'd want to ask weather it is possible to use PC graphic cards such as 8800, 7950. If the above solution doesn't work, how about using other Mac's display card? appericate your help =)

You are best off with Apple Radeon X1900. Only cards with an EFI BIOS work in OS X.
If you just want to run Windows, then yes, you could use off the shelf non-EFI PC graphics card of your choice. make sure you get the right cables to tap into the power adapter, most high end cards need to and the Mac Pro may have different plugs (there are two, take a look).
The ideal is to get the X1900 as BTO for $249. Otherwise, Apple Store is about the only place and is $399 (the Radeon X2900 512MB sells for $449 as a comparison).
Also, there is 7-10 weeks showing on Apple Store, so my speculation is there is a short supply currently.

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Summary
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Date
‎2.‎26.‎2011 3.09 pm
Status
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Description
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OS Version:        6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
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BCP1: FFFFFA800505D040
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