With Benchtec involved in Round 1 of the F1OC, the largest broadcasting corporation in the world popped in to have a chat and see what we were getting up to.

Paul Watkinson and Barrie Wynd have done about the coolest thing you can do with a computer.

The pair are among the elite of the UK’s overclocking community. These folks are not satisfied to use a PC as it is delivered from the factory. Instead, they look for ways to supercharge it.

Typically these tweaks are applied to the core processor because the faster that runs then, usually, the faster the computer can complete all the tasks it is being asked to do.

It is known as “overclocking” because every chip has a clock speed, measured in gigahertz (Ghz) or megahertz (Mhz), which describes how fast it completes a basic operation.

Check it out here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8284435.stm