Can I swap a Core i5-7600K for a Core i7-8700K ?

[aaronlaube]

Can I swap a Core i5-7600K for a Core i7-8700K ?
Is it the same socket ?
Someone told me that the socket was the same is this the case ? If not what top of the line i7 can I swap it out with ?
My Mother Board is an Aorus GA-Z270x-GAMING K5 Rev. 1001.
I use my PC for gaming mostly but lately it's been getting a hammering as a workstation and find it struggles a bit.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Nope. Even though it's the same socket the 8xxx series CPUs need a 3xx chipset motherboard to support them.

The 7700K is the best CPU you can get for that motherboard.

Easily found here:

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-Z270X-Gaming-K5-rev-10#support-cpu

 

[arif1752002m4a1]

No.. You can't. Because our Intel changed something in codes of bios that only 300 series chipset boards support 8th gem CPU.

 

[aaronlaube]

Nope. Even though it's the same socket the 8xxx series CPUs need a 3xx chipset motherboard to support them.

The 7700K is the best CPU you can get for that motherboard.

Easily found here:

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-Z270X-Gaming-K5-rev-10#support-cpu

So is it worth while upgrading to the 7700k ?

 

[jankerson]

Nope. Even though it's the same socket the 8xxx series CPUs need a 3xx chipset motherboard to support them.

The 7700K is the best CPU you can get for that motherboard.

Easily found here:

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-Z270X-Gaming-K5-rev-10#support-cpu

So is it worth while upgrading to the 7700k ?

Depends on what you want to do.

For longevity yes it would be depending.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Probably. Especially if you're lacking workstation performance. That's where the extra threads will really help.

 

[arif1752002m4a1]

Nope. Even though it's the same socket the 8xxx series CPUs need a 3xx chipset motherboard to support them.

The 7700K is the best CPU you can get for that motherboard.

Easily found here:

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-Z270X-Gaming-K5-rev-10#support-cpu

So is it worth while upgrading to the 7700k ?

No. I5 7600k is good for gaming.
You not get any extreme performance boost after upgrading i7 7700k.

Better to buy 8th gen or AMD Ryzen....

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Nope. Even though it's the same socket the 8xxx series CPUs need a 3xx chipset motherboard to support them.

The 7700K is the best CPU you can get for that motherboard.

Easily found here:

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-Z270X-Gaming-K5-rev-10#support-cpu

So is it worth while upgrading to the 7700k ?

No. I5 7600k is good for gaming.
You not get any extreme performance boost after upgrading i7 7700k.

Better to buy 8th gen or AMD Ryzen....

That is indeed wrong. Until a few months ago the 7700K was hands down the best gaming CPU in existence. It's not obsolete overnight. It's certainly better than the 7600K.