PowerMac G5 Quad 2.5 Video Card Upgrade?

I've been trying to upgrade my video card (for Final Cut Pro) in my PowerMac G5 Quad 2.5, and I'm trying to figure out which card(s) would be best for me. (can't get a Mac Pro 'till next year)
I guess I'm right on the cusp of the PCI Express connection. (is that true?)
Can someone point me in the right direction. Latest I was trying for were the Radeon x1900, or one of the 2800/2600 pro mac edition. Not sure, now, which connection is correct, though...
Thank you for your help!
joe

Thanks. I'm still trying to make sure my computer is indeed the PCI Express slot.
I can get a Radeon x1900 card (used) that was in a MacPro - but I don't know if that's the same slot either. I thought I read that people HAD put the x1900 cards in the G5 Quad. Would the Mac Pro NOT have a PCI Express slot, therefore this card would not work in my G5 Quad? How can I tell. I got a description from the person selling it - but I can't understand it.
(I also meant to say the other cards I was looking at were the Radeon 9800 Mac and the 9600 Mac - late typing, sorry)
I currently have the 6600 stock video card that came with the computer. Since Final Cut Pro 6 really needs speed (on my MacBook Pro it's struggling a bit), I thought it would be the one thing I could do, since I have 6.5 gigs of ram and plenty of drives and space. I'm tempted to wait, but the need for speed is tough...
Thanks for all the help.
joe

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I just installed an ATI 5770 as a video card upgrade, plugged my new LED cinema display 27 and everything seems to work fine.
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I'm looking to either upgrade or augment the vid display card in my (admittedly) older G5. It was my severance pay from my previous employer, and I still haven't been able to find a job, so my financial resources are a tad limited at the moment.
I've seen Nvidia Geforce 6600 128mb on Ebay and I was wonder if it's a suitable replacement for the 64mb card I've currently got. ATI is the manufacturer of the existing card.

Seems like you must have an early G5 but not sure which exact model, but one with AGP 8x.
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http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/
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Video Cards:
These I think I need more help. Going thru these
threads I learned that I should consider the power
supply (overheating problems) and that "AGP G4's
have either a 208w or a 237w Power supply (PSU)"
- I have no idea what I got.
On another thread I read: "as far as I'm aware,
there are only two video cards currently available
retail that support Tiger's core image/video, the
Radeon 9600 and 9800. Unfortunately the 9600 requires
a x4 AGP slot, so that just leaves the 9800. It's a
powerful card but consequently is fairly expensive
and can be noisy due to it's fan."
What is a x4 AGP slot? Do Sawtooths have
this?
I'll be upgrading to Tiger soon. Does this mean I
can't go for the ATI Radeon 9200?
I'd prefer AGP than PCI cards. What are my real
options considering power consumption, OS and
performance?
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monitors, LCD and/or CRT.
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