I decided to post some background info/intro, but I know some of us (me especially) hate reading long posts, so I used the spoiler style to hide it. Just highlight the blacked out text if you want to read the intro/background info.
So, I have an Acer AO722 netbook with an C-60 APU. It's a nice little chip, but I find it pretty lopsided with way too much GPU and not enough CPU; I'm running into CPU bottlenecks all the time. Weather it's running desktop effects (ie Compiz, Cinnamon, etc.), trying to play even some modest games (Fallout 3, Rome: Total War), or even just browsing the web - I'll encounter some sort of slow down because of the CPU. I guess the final straw is the Sims 2, which has really modest CPU requirements, especially with a "discrete class" GPU. It plays smoothly on normal speeds, but when a new sim enters the lot, or weather changes, there is a slight hang, and it's annoying.
Here are other specs:
2GB DDR3-1066 | 64GB Crucial M4 | Windows 7 Ultimate x64
The C-60 does have Turbo, but I haven't found anyway to really monitor Turbo states on the CPU, but if GPU Turbo is any indication, the APU isn't staying in Turbo long enough, and rapidly fluctuates.
I did some digging around before, and found a few tools for overclocking on Linux and Windows (I think one was called Brazos tweak), but I can't seem to find anything now that I'm looking again.
What I'd like to know is if there is anyway to either A) Manually control Turbo, or force it for a prolonged periods of time, or B) actually overclock the thing.
I know cooling is a potential issue, especially since the geniuses at Acer didn't include any sort of intake vent, but I have a nice little set up that involves a removing the cover, placing laptop cooler, and putting the external (80cm?) fan directly over the CPU (which also covers memory and SSD). This set up has lowered temps by 10c under furmark, but that is a rough estimate since I didn't record ambient temps.