What motherboard should I use for my build???

[thomas.coyle3]

I already have one picked out but it's a little pricey for my budget and I'm wondering if you guys could help me out as to finding a new one.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sW3gNQ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sW3gNQ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5 g Thermal Paste ($6.77 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: EVGA - Z370 FTW ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($219.99 @ B&H)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory (Purchased For $129.99)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $127.98)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card ($369.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT - Phantom 410 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($58.98 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $74.99)
Monitor: Asus - VG248QE 24.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor (Purchased For $169.99)
Total: $1518.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-11-26 08:52 EST-0500

 

[julienruc]

Any Z370 board will be a good fit for this build since they'll all deliver equal performance on your CPU. So I suggest you focus on the bells and whistles such as ports, overclocking stability, audio quality, aesthetics, etc etc...