Graphics Card has stopped working.

[Zokoli]

Right, quite a long time ago I booted up my computer and it started making a beeping noise and wouldn't load. After that I removed my sticks of RAM and put them in. The middle one had one working clip and one broken clip at the bottom, but I put it in regardless; booted it up; smoke started coming out of the RAM slot and in result has left two black marks.
I took that out and turned on, the monitor said No Signal.

Any ideas on how to fix?
I dunno if it's the RAM.

[Stephen!]

If there was a fire in your PC, it's never going to work unless whatever caught fire is replaced.

[Zokoli]

There was no fire; just smoke.
No flames.
Turned it off straight away.

[Pyroka]

Download memtest86 (google will suffice for you) and burn it onto a CD. I think its an iso tbh, but yeah burn it onto a CD and run it from boot up.

Otherwise you can always download Prime95, but that will definetely spot an error regardless, cuz its a hardcore testing program. Just dl memtest86. Then you'll know whether its the RAM or not. Should know if its the RAM though, cuz your mobo will be like BEEP BEEP BEEP.

and yeah memtest tests only your RAM, so if it shows errors then you know its that.

[Zokoli]

Wait up, I got no screen?
How am I supposed to see what I am doing? :eusa_wall

[Stephen!]

There was no fire; just smoke.
No flames.
Turned it off straight away.

No smoke without fire!

[Pyroka]

Wait up, I got no screen?
How am I supposed to see what I am doing? :eusa_wall

Does it actually boot up and can you hear it run?
Because if you can, your GPU is screwed. Your mobo would normally beep if there was an error with RAM.

[Zokoli]

Dunno, I think so.
Haven't really tested it much.#

Edit;
It doesn't make the beeping noise now though when I start it.
It probably is running.

[Pyroka]

You havent tested it and yet you dive onto HxF thinking we know whats up with it? :rolleyes:

If its running, uhm... What graphics card do you have? Because if you have a spare computer, you may be good in trying to connect it to someone elses PC and see if it shows an image. Or even try connecting a different TV to it.

[Zokoli]

ATI Raedon 9800 - Similar to that; same design ect.
Forgot what number for it.