Video Card for Dual 30" Display

Hi pple,
Just ordered a mac pro for work and wanted to know if three NVIDIA GeForce 7300 cards will run dual 30" apple cinema displays without any kernel panics or problems.
Is it better to have the ATI X1900 GT?

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