Ram for imac intel core 2 duo

Question

where would be a good place to order 2 sticks of 1 gb ram for an imac with a 17" screen and 2.0ghz that isn't like overly high price but the ram is reliable and works good

Answer 1

one more question about the ram on new egg they have
some brands that are under 100 dollars per stick of
1gb of ram like buffalo, g.skill, jetram, centon,
gigaram, and twinmos. Which of these brands if any
would be the best to get like for performance and if
it will actaully last?
They're all off-brands. There's a reason why those prices aren't just a couple bucks lower, but a lot lower.
What's important is the actual physical handling of the chips by the maker or assembler. The four OEM suppliers have rigorous procedures so that they don't damage their own product before it gets out the door, and then have to pay warranty claim penalties to Apple and other computer manufacturers who buy from them. Their contracts generally have "reverse incentive" penalties that increase along with the rate of failure.
The "retail" makers with less careful in-plant procedures rely on a certain percentage of their customers to forget where they bought it, lose their receipt, or otherwise fail to file a warranty claim. So they actually have an incentive to allow higher failure rates - it's more profitable. Fewer warranty claims means they can afford to sell at a lower price level. A somewhat inferior, or second-rate, product can then both really inflate those profits dramatically, and allow an even lower price.
The only current OEM Apple RAM that I've seen mentioned or have first hand knowledge of is Micron/Crucial, Samsung (can be had from OWC), Hynix, and Nanya. I imagine that each OEM has somewhat different exposure and name recognition in different parts of the world, so here in the U.S. we're more tuned in to Micron/Crucial.