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I'm following this guide: https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/07/26/how-to-overclock-raspberry-pi-4/

And when I run the command vcgencmd get_config int | grep "arm\|over" it tells me that arm_freq=1400.

Why is that? And how can I properly overclock my RPi 4?

Edit 2:

My OS is Raspbian Buster

Edit 1:

Some more info: rpi-update gives me this

 *** Raspberry Pi firmware updater by Hexxeh, enhanced by AndrewS and Dom
 *** Performing self-update
 *** Relaunching after update
 *** Raspberry Pi firmware updater by Hexxeh, enhanced by AndrewS and Dom
 *** Your firmware is already up to date

And sudo apt dist-upgrade gives me this

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

My /boot/config.txt looks like this

# For more options and information see
# http://rpf.io/configtxt
# Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details

# uncomment if you get no picture on HDMI for a default "safe" mode
#hdmi_safe=1

# uncomment this if your display has a black border of unused pixels visible
# and your display can output without overscan
disable_overscan=1

# uncomment the following to adjust overscan. Use positive numbers if console
# goes off screen, and negative if there is too much border
#overscan_left=16
#overscan_right=16
#overscan_top=16
#overscan_bottom=16

# uncomment to force a console size. By default it will be display's size minus
# overscan.
#framebuffer_width=1280
#framebuffer_height=720

# uncomment if hdmi display is not detected and composite is being output
hdmi_force_hotplug=1

# uncomment to force a specific HDMI mode (this will force VGA)
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=51

# uncomment to force a HDMI mode rather than DVI. This can make audio work in
# DMT (computer monitor) modes
#hdmi_drive=2

# uncomment to increase signal to HDMI, if you have interference, blanking, or
# no display
#config_hdmi_boost=4

# uncomment for composite PAL
#sdtv_mode=2

#uncomment to overclock the arm. 700 MHz is the default.
#arm_freq=800

# Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces
#dtparam=i2c_arm=on
#dtparam=i2s=on
#dtparam=spi=on

# Uncomment this to enable infrared communication.
#dtoverlay=gpio-ir,gpio_pin=17
#dtoverlay=gpio-ir-tx,gpio_pin=18

# Additional overlays and parameters are documented /boot/overlays/README

# Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
dtparam=audio=on

[pi4]
# Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver on top of the dispmanx display stack
dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
max_framebuffers=2
force_turbo=0
arm_freq=2000
over_voltage=6

[all]
#dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
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  • Is the firmware and O/S up to date?
    – user115418
    Apr 9, 2020 at 23:27
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    that is odd, because without messing around at all, arm_freq=1500 - so you managed to slow it down - so, what does your /boot/config.txt look like? Apr 9, 2020 at 23:40
  • @Andyroo yes. I updated my question with more information, please read.
    – vaid
    Apr 10, 2020 at 0:04
  • @JaromandaX huh? I underclocked it? haha. I updated my question with full config.txt content.
    – vaid
    Apr 10, 2020 at 0:05
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    Baffled - it may be worth moving the overclock away from the Pi 4 tag (guess) and starting at a lower value (say 1450) then step up This post from Jan raspberrypi.org/forums/… infers not all Pis overclock to the same top speed. (Bed time for me it’s gone 4AM)
    – user115418
    Apr 10, 2020 at 3:14

2 Answers 2

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Moving the overclock configuration from section [pi4] to section [all] fixed it.

Although my RPi seems to not be stable when overclocking over 1600 MHz.

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Try

over_voltage=4
arm_freq=2001
arm_freq_min=400
#arm_64bit=1

Uncomment the last line if you are running a 64bit O/S

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  • No go. Tried with and without the last line.
    – vaid
    Apr 10, 2020 at 1:09

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