By comparison with the crypts, staircases and pillared halls of Knossos, the other half-dozen Minoan palaces that have been excavated around Crete are dull ground-plans in stone.

ECONOMIST: Bullshot

Acquired by Velocity Micro in 2007, Overdrive PC has always represented the pinnacle of desktop performance, pillared by Hyperclocking, a trademarked form of overclocking that yields faster clock speeds and unparalleled reliability at lower thermals than traditional methods.

ENGADGET: Velocity Micro relaunches Overdrive gaming desktop: overclocked to 4.6GHz, with trio of GeForce graphics