Motherboard z97 overwhelming

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Welcome. I am having serious problem deciding between motherboards(below). I am looking for MB that will allow me to upgrade CPU to broadwell architecture in the future (although all z97 should be compatible...so I heard) . I am building gaming PC(1ssd, 1HD) possible 2x gtx970 sli.I am on £80-£135 budget.If you have other MB recommendations I will be glad to hear them.I will be OCing.Please help.

Asus MAXIMUS VII RANGER,
Asus Z97-A,
ASRock Z97 EXTREME6
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer,
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H,
MSI Z97-GAMING 7,
MSI Z97-GAMING 5,

Thank you.
 
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Newegg has the UDH5 on sale today for $149.99 -$20.00 rebate and you can save another $10 if you use Visa Checkout. I have been reading just about every review I can find on Z97 motherboards and the UDH5 seems solid in all categories. The ASUS Hero Vii seems to be the most popular choice and has a few more features over the ranger. The Asrock extreme 6 is a great board too but you can't use SLI and the newest drive options because its uses x4 pci e lanes. Most of us won't be using the newer drives anytime soon but down the road we might want to. The Asus Z97-A seems like another very popular option but if I was gonna go with Asus I would get the Hero.

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Newegg has the UDH5 on sale today for $149.99 -$20.00 rebate and you can save another $10 if you use Visa Checkout. I have been reading just about every review I can find on Z97 motherboards and the UDH5 seems solid in all categories. The ASUS Hero Vii seems to be the most popular choice and has a few more features over the ranger. The Asrock extreme 6 is a great board too but you can't use SLI and the newest drive options because its uses x4 pci e lanes. Most of us won't be using the newer drives anytime soon but down the road we might want to. The Asus Z97-A seems like another very popular option but if I was gonna go with Asus I would get the Hero.
 
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Thank you guys for your help. Appreciated it. I am going for asrock z97 oc formula due to $40 cash back advertised on asrock site.Thanks!
http://www.asrock.com/news/events/2014EU2/