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Help building a dual Xeon workstation

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I've got a shopping cart going but need some advice on important decisions

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2x Intel Xeon E5520 Nehalem 2.26GHz LGA 1366 Quad-Core Processors
1 ASUS Z8PE-D12(ASMB4-IKVM) Dual LGA 1366 Extended ATX Server Motherboard

and OCZ Gold 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Memory

So, with this mobo,

Will it take pretty much any PCI express video card? And Sound Card?
What kind of power supply do I require?
Is it essential to shop for an Extended ATX Case?

The Processor comes with no heatsink, got any ideas what to shop for?

Really need some advice before placing my order.

Thanks

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I am following this thread because I have the same motherboard I am building up. My main concerns at this point are:

1. finding a 4U rackmount chassis for this big board-- lightweight aluminum preferred.

2. Finding a good PSU to support the dual CPUs, memory, and multiple CUDA GPUs

3. Finding a liquid cooling system. I have never used liquid cooling to this point.

Please share your findings with me!
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