Need Some Advice

[Mcmole]

So im looking to upgreading soon, I currently have a Phantom X4 840 processer and a crappy motherboard.

Current build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: ASRock N68C-S UCC Micro ATX AM3/AM2+/AM2 Motherboard
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 5K1000 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($68.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card  ($295.00 @ Centre Com)
Case: Cooler Master 690 III ATX Mid Tower Case  ($119.00 @ Umart)
Power Supply: Cougar 760W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer  ($18.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit)
Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo 95.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($13.50 @ Umart)
Case Fan: Cooler Master JetFlo 95.0 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($13.50 @ Umart)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder World of Tanks Wired Optical Mouse  ($59.00 @ CPL Online)
Headphones: Logitech G930 7.1 Channel Headset  ($158.00 @ Umart)
Speakers: Logitech Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers  ($80.00 @ CPL Online)
Other: NZXT White LED Strips ($25.00)
Total: $918.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-14 16:22 AEDT+1100

 

I'm looking to go Intel...The only problem is that I want a White and Black theme, I have the case (CM690III) and a Galax GTX960 (white) GPU, black 750 watt PSU and so forth...

The two PC Part pickers below will give the 2 examples I would like to get, but I just can not decide. Also if you can suggest a better motherboard that can be easily modded to be a white/black theme your welcome too.

 

Skylake Build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($325.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-AR ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($245.00 @ Centre Com)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($174.00 @ IJK)
Total: $799.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-14 16:25 AEDT+1100

 

 

4690K Build:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($357.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($55.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($209.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $750.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-14 16:25 AEDT+1100

 

 

Now wen it comes down to the upgrade I want to be able to overclock, and I want it to look pleasing.

 

In my situation, what Config would you buy. Prices isn't too much of an issue..But I wont want to spend more then 800$ if possible.

[Aytex]

I'd go with the skylake, ditch the AR

get a ASUS-A (looks the exact same basically)

 

Ditch the CPU cooler and get a AiO

 

Since you want everything to match you should get black ram then white ram interchanging

 

I relised it was AUD, nvm

[GalacticRuler]

If you want a black and white theme, go with 4x4 for your RAM and get two black and two white sticks.

[Mcmole]

If you want a black and white theme, go with 4x4 for your RAM and get two black and two white sticks.

Ok, sounds like a plan, Will mean less future-proofing  because I will be going down to 4X4GB but I think its worth it.

[Mcmole]

So which build though...Skylake or stick to what everyone knows and go 4690k?

[incarnate]

So which build though...Skylake or stick to what everyone knows and go 4690k?

If you can afford skylake than by all means. It is objectively better than Haswell. And you'll get the ddr4 upgrade out of the way meaning when you do need to upgrade again, that will be one less thing you need to get