Red and Black

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Which one of these is my best option, not only for performance, but to keep my red and black theme. Btw I'll be overclocking my cpu. I don't know if that has anything to do with the motherboard or not.
Pc build - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/BDQMhM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157505
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128706
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157501
 
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I see no real difference. All Z97 chipset motherboards perform about the same, and respond decently to conservative overclocking.

FWIW:

With Skylake now available, there is absolutely no question in my mind that a new build should be Skylake.
a. Prices for cpu, z170 motherboard and ddr4 ram are almost precisely the same.
b. 6600K has an estimated 5-10% performance improvement per clock over haswell.
c. 14nm runs cooler, you get a decent overclock without the need for exotic cooling.
d. The Z170 chipset permits the use of much faster ssd devices on the horizon. Samsung 950 pro for example:
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/global/html/ssd950pro/overview.html
I see no real difference. All Z97 chipset motherboards perform about the same, and respond decently to conservative overclocking.

FWIW:

With Skylake now available, there is absolutely no question in my mind that a new build should be Skylake.
a. Prices for cpu, z170 motherboard and ddr4 ram are almost precisely the same.
b. 6600K has an estimated 5-10% performance improvement per clock over haswell.
c. 14nm runs cooler, you get a decent overclock without the need for exotic cooling.
d. The Z170 chipset permits the use of much faster ssd devices on the horizon. Samsung 950 pro for example:
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/minisite/SSD/global/html/ssd950pro/overview.html
 
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