will having my cpu vcore set to manual mode degrade or decrease lifespan of cpu?

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i have my 6700k oc'd to 4.7 @ 1.315v and am wondering if this will degrade my cpu lifespan overtime? during gaming loads cpu sits around 75c i was messing aruond with the vcore settings and i see settings offset and adaptive i know that adaptive is for turbo my mobo is asus z170 pro gaming
 
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^^Yep. If I remember correctly, the max voltage Intel gives for "safe" operation is 1.4v for that chip. Of course "safe" for what Intel means is anyone's guess. Voltage degrades a CPU faster than heat does over the lifespan of a CPU (or GPU for that matter). I keep my overclock voltage under what Intel says is the maximum recommended voltage. Maybe that's why my six year old Sandy Bridge i5 2500k that was once regularly overclocked to 4.8GHz is still going strong (it was returned to stock several years ago after I did a Haswell-Devil's Canyon i5 4690K build).
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I doubt it. Excessive voltage can shorten the life of a cpu or at least reduce it's stability at a given clock speed and voltage, but 1.31v is just fine for a 6700k assuming temps are in check which they are. So no I would not worry about that voltage hurting the CPU, it willl likely be obsolete before it ever dies. Just keep an eye on temps.
 
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^^Yep. If I remember correctly, the max voltage Intel gives for "safe" operation is 1.4v for that chip. Of course "safe" for what Intel means is anyone's guess. Voltage degrades a CPU faster than heat does over the lifespan of a CPU (or GPU for that matter). I keep my overclock voltage under what Intel says is the maximum recommended voltage. Maybe that's why my six year old Sandy Bridge i5 2500k that was once regularly overclocked to 4.8GHz is still going strong (it was returned to stock several years ago after I did a Haswell-Devil's Canyon i5 4690K build).
 
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