Video Card Died - which replacement for my situation?

Hi,
I have a PM G5 - Dual 2.0 GHz and I replaced the stock card with a ATI Mac Radeon 9800 Special Edition almost 4 years ago. I have 2 17" Apple monitors (ADC connectors) and I was using one of them straight on the ADC connector on the card and then using a DVIator (DVI to ADC convertor) to plug the other monitor in the DVI plug on the card.
If you're not familiar with the card, it has a ADC and DVI output and has 256 MB. The computer started freezing up for no reason, so I did standard troubleshooting and narrowed it down to the card itself. (With everything else in the same configuration, I changed the card from the ATI back to the stock card and my freezing problem went away. With the ATI card, it would freeze up within 5 minutes of starting up.)
So, do I try to find another one of these cards, or do I go another route like getting a card with 2 DVI outputs and getting another DVIator or what? I need a card that is single slot because I have a G5 Jam from Wiebetech that lets me mount 2 hard drives in the space that would normally house the middle 2 card slots.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
- Keith

Hi-
You don't say what your card is, so I can't recommend equivalent performance options....
Any OEM card with an ADC and DVI port will work, if you can find one.
They are around, as system pulls, and usually expensive- several hundred dollars.
The only card currently produced is the Radeon 9600 Pro PC and Mac Edition. It has 2 DVI ports.
Geforce 6800's have been available on eBay lately. That card also has dual DVI ports.

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