Not sure if this is the right board, but I need some advice on two possible future builds of mine (LANParty)

I have never really gone out of my way to build a computer that's easy for me to use. I spend more of my time trying to figure out how to make my crappy builds acceptable. My favorite PC I've ever built/used had a LANParty nF4 board, and I want to setup another righ with a lanparty board. However, I always feel like a total noob trying to set up the build, so if you can please read these two lists and tell me if you have any suggestions of what to change/add!
(I'm looking for input!! Please share ur opinions and i am happy to listen!!)

Build 1:
DFI LANParty DK p55-T3eH9
Core i7-875K (Maybe a Xeon X3470 or X3480 but I know that will be difficult for me to set up)
<Ram suggestions needed, 4x4gb>
~800W PSU
other periphals will be added once i get replies

!!!!!i would prefer some badass looking ram

Build 2:
LANParty DK X58-T3eH6
Core i7-975 extreme edition (Again possible Xeon W3690)
<need ram suggestions, 3x8gb for i7 and im pretty sure xeon ram is different, i need help with this!!>
~800W PSU

im a total noobm i know there may be many errors in these buildsm but thats why im posting this!! please let me know what i should do to these builds! also please suggest some awesome cases.

if u have any of these pieces for sale, please let me know as well, i would love to have one of these finished before the end of the year

-crogpot <3

What is your budget? What is your use for these? ie high fps gaming, 4k gaming, 3d modelling, web browsing etc.

Darunion said:

What is your budget? What is your use for these? ie high fps gaming, 4k gaming, 3d modelling, web browsing etc.

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My budget is around 1k but i know im gonna spend more than that anyway LOL. These are really for general use, other than occasional server hosting and html projects i really only use my pc for counter strike, web browsing, and graphic design

crogpot said:

Build 2:
LANParty DK X58-T3eH6
Core i7-975 extreme edition (Again possible Xeon W3690)
<need ram suggestions, 3x8gb for i7 and im pretty sure xeon ram is different, i need help with this!!>
~800W PSU

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IIRC X58 just used regular unbuffered non-ECC ram. X58 isn't a server chipset, it was an HEDT aka High End Desktop chipset. X58 boards share the 1366 socket with Xeons of the time. I never had an X58 setup but I still have my old X79 rig sitting down in my basement. That was the next HEDT generation after X58. Like X58, X79 was marketed to be paired with a handful of higher end i7 CPUs, but could also support socket 2011 Xeons. Mine started out with an i7-3820, the lowest end X79/Socket 2011 HEDT proc. Some years later and after building a new rig to replace it as my main rig I upgraded it to a Xeon 2687Wv2 I got cheap on eBay. The Xeon can support regular desktop unbuffered non-ECC ram, so it was just a drop-in replacement for my i7-3820 after making sure I had the BIOS flashed to a level that could support the Xeon. You could do similar things with X58 and X99.