Switch to 2X Xeon 5680 6-core, Will this work?

Hello
My current set up of a 8 core 2.26 Xeon mac pro (Early 2009) has been giving me insufficient power for what i need to do. I am not willing to pay for the apple upgrade to only 2.93 for an 8 core, so I am considering upgrading to two six core 3.33 GHz Xeon X5680's, or two six core 2.93 GHz Xeon X5670's. (I chose those because i'm guessing two i7 980 processors won't fit on a Xeon board). Totalling 12 cores.
The question comes down to, will this work, will the processor fit in the socket? If so, what is involved, what risks are there, what changes would need to be made? Would it work on OS X, or would it only run under windows, etc? Or would it not even work at all?
(And i'd rather not buy a PC with that money.)
Thanks
-C

A single 6-core 3.33GHz w/ 3 x 8GB RAM, 4 hard drives, ATI 5870.
http://www.apple.com/macpro/specs.html
Mac Pro 2010 Configuration
Even the Apple Store Special has had the stock 2009 2.66GHz $2149 which can be an excellent value and investment. Very slim pickings lately, that could change after the 9th.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/mac_pro
My 4 yr old Mac Pro doesn't feel any slower or the worse and maybe better than it did originally.
A ton of info on buying, performance, and strategies and how to optimize for photography and other applications:
http://macperformanceguide.com/
Some benchmarks of the newest iMac and others:
http://www.barefeats.com/mbpp16.html
http://www.barefeats.com/imac10g.html
http://www.barefeats.com/imac10c.html
http://www.barefeats.com/imac10.html
http://www.barefeats.com/imi7.html
http://www.barefeats.com/nehal17.html
http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=3597&p=11

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