What RAM will be best for my CPU?

Hi all,

I am a newbee in hardware knowledge. I am planning to buy a new notebook and is considering the available options. I am concerned about optimum match of CPU and RAM within my budget. Reading a lot of articles I have come to know that usually the FSB speed and memory speed should have a 1:1 ratio. Some articles say that modern day asynchronous systems allow memory:FSB ratio of 5:4 too. However I am bit confused here as to which FSB speed is used for this ratio (actual or effective).

1) Being straight, I want to ask what speed of memory will be optimum with an Intel Core2Duo P8600 with 1066MHz FSB effective speed (now I know that this is actually 266MHz frequency)?

2) In a RAM:FSB ratio, which FSB speed is used (FSB freuency/actual or the effective)?

3) Taking a DDR2 of 800 MHz with above CPU will make what ratio of RAM:FSB?

4) Would anybody like to suggest any other "better" Intel CPU in same category/price range?

hi preethi,
in my opinion,leave that actual or effective things,in terms of performance apple computers are the best.How they are achieving this much performance?These guys are very much carefull in the hardware designing also.They are having perfect match between there machine parts.They are using 1066 Mhz processor along with 1066 Mhz main memory.and it give us amazing results also.

Make sure you only buy with that method [dividing price by speed] realizing that different types have different "3.0GHz".

I wonder how 3.0GHz compares in i7s, i5s, and Es and Qs.