Upgrade from 7700k to 8700k

[PeanutGenie]

Hi

I am wondering if it will be worth upgrading to 8700k from 7700k in my current build as I believe that the 8th gen will be compatible with 200 series boards? I have no interest in upgrading if I will need to change motherboard. I mainly do gaming. Want to make sure I'm good for at least a few years. The rest of my build is as follows:

32GB DDR4 RAM
ASUS STRIX GTX 1080ti
Asus Z270 mother board
Hp 34in 1440p monitor

 

[R_1]

the 8th generation will only work with 3 series boards, you can keep the RAM but the CPU and motherboard will have to be changed if that is what you want/need.
intel makes chipsets too and does not want to support new chips on 1 or 2 series chipsets.

 

[JalYt_Justin]

I wouldn't say it's worth it. The only reason I could justify the upgrade is you were also doing workstation tasks alongside your gaming. But if all you're doing is gaming, there isn't a reason to upgrade to +2c/4t, the 7700k will get the job done just fine in the next 3-4+ years unless something really crazy happens with game optimization.

 

[PeanutGenie]

I read today that the current boards will be updated to support the new CPUs. Is that untrue?

 

[R_1]

I read today that the current boards will be updated to support the new CPUs. Is that untrue?

I had not read that, I have read that the 8th gen will require 3 series boards.
I am frankly surprised that the kaby lake chips work on skylake boards, this is completely out of character for intel.
intel is changing things, coffee lake will be a mix of 7th and 8th generation architecture. a first time for intel in my memory. that being said I'm sure a couple slow chips may work on a 200 series chipset but not the entire range. the high end will require the new chipset.
http://wccftech.com/intel-6-core-coffee-lake-i7-8700k-i5-8600k/
the i3's 8100 and 8350k will be 200 series ready
where did you read that I'm interested in reading more, please post link.

 

[PeanutGenie]

"The Intel Core i7-8700K will be the flagship processor of the lineup. It will feature 6 cores and 12 threads. The chip will be compatible with the LGA 1151 socket and rumors are that board makers will extend support of Coffee Lake onto 200-series and even 100-series platforms. The chip will be Intel’s first hexa core product and will be based on the 14nm process node"

https://www.google.ie/amp/wccftech.com/intel-core-i7-8700k-cpu-benchmarks-leak-faster-than-8-core-ryzen/amp/

 

[R_1]

"The 300-series platform will mean that the chips will not be compatible with older 200-series platform although the 300-series is known to feature the same socket aka LGA 1151 (v2)" 2nd paragraph
"The chip will be compatible with the LGA 1151 socket and rumors are that board makers will extend support of Coffee Lake onto 200-series and even 100-series platforms." third paragraph
confused yet?
until I see an 8700k running in a h110 motherboard it is just that a rumor and I prefer to err on the side of caution.
in any case you need a skylake CPU to make it kaby lake or coffee lake ready for the 1 series and you will need a kaby lake to make it ready for coffee lake on 2 series chipsets.

 

[lumineZ]

I belive I did read something about a statement ASrock made that the 8700k will not be supported on Z170 and Z270 motherboards