New GPU might be faulty, any ideas?

SweatySwami

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I think my brand-new msi 970 gtx is faulty. Reason being, when I try power my system up (using 750w EVGA psu) it is on for half a second and then fails. Without the GPU I can boot and was able to install windows with no issue. Any ideas before I RMA said GPU?

(Connecting both 6 and 8 pins)