Technical and non-technical assistance/advice needed. Any input totally appreciated.

First, the Non-technical: I have had a pair of lovely red-eared slider turtles for a while now. They're beautiful. They are friendly (if you don't tease the big one). They have great personalities. They're named Bit and Byte and I love them terribly...

Problem is that I don't think I'm doing them a favor by keeping them right now, and want some advice on what to do. Currently, I have them in a 10 gal tank, filled half way, and it has a place for them to be in the water and a rock for them to perch on. It used to be perfect, but now they're too big for it. It's been looking pretty cramped, and I just measured them. Bit's shell is 7" length-wise, and Byte's is 8.5". They spend all fo their time trying to climb up the sides and climbing over each other now it seems. They need more space. I am not sure I am going to be able to provide them with the space they need. I don't even think I'm supposed to have the tank that I have in my apartment right now. If there is a chance for them to have much more room, and more attentive care, I think I'd be inclined to go for it.

So, I've been thinking about finding someone who would like to own, or even co-own some turtles, or knows of a person/place that would take good care of them. Bit seems to have an eyesight problem, as he does not always catch food until the 2nd or third try. I had considered looking into someplace slightly wild, like a pond or something, but I do not know how he would do.

Any reptile enthusiasts out there?

Technical question (and yeah, I know I'm a technie so don't laugh if you think I should know the answer to this, I'm more software than hardware): I've got a computer, it's a few years old, and I'm really trying to decide whether it is time for a new computer, or whether an upgrade would be sufficient. Currently, this guy is flying (and I use that term sarcastically) at 256 RAM. I wanted to get more RAM, obviously, because every single game that I want to be able to play needs at minimum 512. Between birthdays and Christmas, we've got games that simply won't run on my machine. I probably couldn't play WoW if I wanted to, and I'd like to give the Vampire game and CoV a shot.

I went to Frys, and they had several types of Rambus RAM listed, which is what I need. They only had one of those available, it was 130 bucks for a 256 stick, and I was not clear as to whether it was the exact type I'd need in the first place. 512 chips were 240. This also seemed fairly expensive in comparison to what I figured I'd be paying for it too. Also, to get my machine to where I would want it to be, I’d be paying as much as my sister just paid for a new laptop that is better than my desktop. I asked a few of the guys at work, who agreed with me that that was indeed more expensive than what I should expect to pay.

So, what should I expect to pay? And how can I tell that I’m getting exactly the ram I need? ECC vs non ECC? 800? 1066? I’ve been doing some research on this, but am not sure what the trusted sources are.