OS X Mavericks on Mac Pro 2,1 and other customization

Hello,
So my friend and I want to give a Mac Pro 2,1 (from 2007-2008) a new life as editing machine for pictures and video.
To be up to date with the latest software and stuff we wanted to upgrade to Mavericks, but it seems that it's not supported?
Let's say, I put a new drive with OS X Mavericks in the Mac Pro and boot from that one. Would it work?
Or are there components that won't support Mavericks? Maybe the RAM or the graphics card?
And while we're at it, which other improvements could we possibly make to create a decent editing machine from this relatively old piece of gear?
More RAM, better graphics cards, SSD's?
Thanks in advance!

1tio1 wrote:
Let's say, I put a new drive with OS X Mavericks in the Mac Pro and boot from that one. Would it work?
Nope. Your computer is physically incapable of running Mavericks.
Chameleon should NEVER be used if you intend to keep any information on your computer. It is emulation software, you are not actually running a stable version of any OS when using Chameleon. Anyone who suggests using Chameleon doesn't understand what they are doing.

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