Upload Problem Verbose Boot images for further help along with a description of what you have done to get there.

Please use the edited images as template to change your CLOVER and save the Edited ist in the USB installer and then boot using Verbose Mode.

I had no space in the image to add FakePCIID.kext in my editing.

All the ESSENTIAL kexts like FakeSMC, ethernet.kext(optional but good to have to get Internet connection on install) latest Lilu.kext, latest, (even your NvidiaGraphicsFixup.kext for Nvidia Graphics use later and can be copied to the System disk) PCIID.kext from RehabMan RehabMan-FakePCIID-2017-1215.zip.

I have edited CLOVER/kexts suggesting the numbered folders (10-6 to 10.xx) to be removed and only 'Other' folder to be retained in /CLOVER/kexts/Other.

Without FakeSMC.kext, the Boot fails with the notorious 'DSMOS has arrived ' Freeze. There are No kexts in any of the folders.

Your CLOVER/kexts/Other is TOTALLY EMPTY.

I have seen some serious errors in your CLOVER.

For Intel HD 530 Integrated Graphics, you also need to select DVMT Pre-Allocated Memory of preferably 128M (minimum =64M) in the BIOS.

For High Sierra installation, start with your Intel HD 530 Graphics to avoid Boot Failure that is often seen with add-on PCIE card.

Click EFI>EFI>CLOVER and Right click>Compress CLOVER >upload to the Forum using its button to browse to source of the file and upload.

Dark icon of EFI partition of your El Capitan disk will appear on the Desktop.

Right to the above click on 'Mount Partition'.

From the divided window that pops, locate your Elcapitan System disk in the bottom half of the window as 'EFI on EFI yourElCapitanDiskName.'.

'TOOLS' bar has important tools like 'Mount EFI', Clover Themes Editor, Install/Update Clover (EFI boot-loader from Sourceforge.Net) and two arrows, one to download ist from the disk and one to upload the edited ist back into the disk's EFI/CLOVER.

Launch CCV and find its Menu(Sections)/TOOLS bar on the Left Panel.If not already done, click 'Finder>Preferences' and click and place Hard Disks External Disks to get their icons displayed on the Right side of Desktop for easy access to mouse click navigation.Download Clover Configurator Vibrant (CCV) DOWNLOAD to current El Capitan.Since CLOVER is in a hidden EFI folder of Disk's EFI partition, you will have to mount EFI of your current El Capitan System HDD using Clover Configurator Vibrant.If you want detailed help, post your Current CLOVER as zip file and list ALL your current BIOS options used under 'Peripherals' menu.

Yes, you can upgrade El Capitan to High Sierra if the hardware in your profile is what you want to upgrade from El Capitan to MacOS High Sierra 10.13.0.Building a CustoMac Hackintosh: Buyer's Guide

Update el capitan to high sierra