Are 8th Gen Intel CPUs compatible with my PC?

[chrisgeo]

Hi there,
This may seem like a dumb question, but I really have no idea how to answer it.
So I got this mini pre-built PC (Asus Rog Gr8 II if that helps), which came with an i5-7400.
There is a physical 1151 socket in there, so 8th Gen Core i7s should fit in there.
Problem is, most of the new CPUs have this 'Requires Intel 300 Series chipset-based motherboard.' indication on the box.
After opening device manager, it seems that I got a '100 series/C230' chipset. Not sure what this even means, but it doesn't seem like a 300 series one.
So the main question is, would an i7-8700 or even an i5-8600 work?

 

[jankerson]

No it's not.

 

[Calvin7]

You have the Intel H110 Chipset which is the 100 Series not a '100 series/C230' chipset".

A CPU upgrade for it would be the Intel Core i7 7700 (Kaby Lake) .

The LGA 1151 socket was revised for the Coffee Lake generation CPUs and comes along with the Intel 300-series chipsets. While physical dimensions remain unchanged, the updated socket re-assigns some reserved pins, adding power and ground lines to support the requirements of 6-core CPUs. The new socket also relocates the processor detection pin, breaking compatibility with earlier processors and motherboards. As a result, desktop Coffee Lake CPUs are officially not compatible with the 100 (original Skylake) and 200 (Kaby Lake) series chipsets. Similarly, 300 series chipsets only support Coffee Lake and are not compatible with Skylake and Kaby Lake CPUs