Mac Pro 2007 can't upgrade to Yosemite

Hi
I am unable to upgrade to Yosemite. Is it possible or do I have to give away my Mac Pro 2007 and get a new one?
Please advice.
Thanks!

Start here:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
After download and before running do some housekeeping:
Make a Lion installer (this is for flash but I used a small partition on another disk drive to be faster)
http://liondiskmaker.com/
I recommend installing on another drive, formatted with Lion Installer.
Now would be an excellent time for an SSD. Other than using a 2.5" adapter don't feel there is anything special EXCEPT to install TRIM Enabler.
http://www.amazon.com/Icy-Dock-EZConvert-2-5-Inch-Converter/dp/B002Z2QDNE/
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U/
The SSD was the biggest improvement in 8 yrs. The XP941 would be faster and leave you with 4 drive bays.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147366
Is the only PCI device that boots all Mac Pro models, does not use a 'controller' only an adapter to use M.2 style in PCIe (and unique to Mac Pro that it will boot while PCs X99 still have new BIOS our 8+ year old EFI works, something that cannot be said for Sonnet Tempo Pro SSD card and others).
Just a hint and push into the world of SSD
http://www.informationweek.com/how-to-upgrade-os-x-snow-leopard-to-os-x-lion/d/d -id/1099195

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Model Identifier:
MacPro1,1
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Mac Pro
Date introduced
Original Mac OS X included
(see Tips 1 and 3)
Later Mac OS X included
(see Tip 1)
Mac OS X Build(s)
(see Tip 2)
Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
Jun 2012
10.7.3
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Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
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Mac Pro with Mac OS X Server (Mid 2010)
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Mac Pro (Early 2009)
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9G3553, 10A432
Mac Pro (Early 2008)
Jan 2008
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10.5.2, 10.5.4
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Mac Pro
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10.4.8, 10.4.9, 10.4.10, 10.5
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