Intel Z370 motherboards do not support Kaby Lake CPUs
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Only for Coffee Lake CPUs

As some of the first Coffee Lake samples have reached reviewers it was just a matter of time before someone tried to run a Kaby Lake CPU with the new Z370 chipset based motherboard, and it does not work, at least not yet.

Intel CPU packaging confirms 300-series requirement
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New desktop CPUs will need the new chipset

As it officially announced its new 8th Generation Core CPUs, Intel has also released official pictures of the upcoming 8th Generation desktop CPUs, which confirm the requirement for a completely new 300-series chipset.

Asus' flagship ROG Maximus VIII Extreme motherboard announced
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Intel Z170-based high-end motherboard

Asus has officially announced its flagship motherboard based on Intel's Z170 Express chipset – the Asus Maximus VIII Extreme.