Powercolor Devil 13 Dual core R390 Sparks and smokes

Seabound07

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I was already sifting through this site, (been years since i've logged in) and tried to read as much as i could before posting this, but i will just spew my problem out. I purchased the Powercolor Devil 13 Dual core R390 on Newegg thru that good deal they had going on, i knew i could run that card (Corsair AX1200 for PSU) plenty of connectors, well i installed the video card, ran fine until about 5 mins into Windows, The white lights on the back of the card to signify the GPU's (the lights on the top portion, Closest to back of case) fully lights up, then i hear a weezing, humming sound, seconds later, screen goes black, i reboot, and try to turn up Fan speed a bit, same thing, but then card sparks more than once, 5 inches high (my PC was on it's side, with side panel off to check everything even after installation) I got an RMA sticker and everything, replacement only. My question is.. is this just a defective card or PSU issue? or something else? Thanks!