fx-8320e overclocked to 4.2ghz, but HW monitor shows 2.8ghz

Csakacsuvi94

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Hi everyone! I have an fx-8320e cpu and I could overclock it manually (amd turbo core disabled) to 4.0 ghz. Everything worked fine, but I have read, that with 1.3-1.35 vcore I can have 4.2ghz easily. So in BIOS I changed the multiplier to x21, and vcore around 1.3v. After reboot BIOS and Windows show 4200MHZ, but HW monitor shows only 2.8!!! It looks like it is locked to 2.8 ghz after overclock!
I would appreciate any suggestion! Have a nice day you all!
Build: m5a78l-m lx (I know, bad VRM, but not planning to go over 1.3v)
fx-8320e
8gb ram
1050ti
 

bluntedd

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i have the same set up (different mobo) and plan on OC'ing my CPU can you please explain what you meant by when you said "cool and quiet" was the problem?