Typing this on a spare laptop right now.
So, I go a new Nvidia Asus Geforce Strix 950 GTX, put it in the right place, securely fastened it to my Asus Z97-A motherboard, plugged in my Corsair 750 power supply (I had unplugged it before I started anything) turned on the power, and BOOM! My power supply has a small shining light in it for a quarter of a second with an accompanying pop! My father and I took apart the power supply but couldn't find a major burn mark anywhere, although my comp. had a slight burning plastic smell.
Some Specs:
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A
Power Supply: Corsair RM750
Processor: (Some i5 processor, will get specifics in a later edit)
8 GB of RAM
Some Notes:
I had a static protector on during the installation
While unplugged, a white LED light on the Graphics Card turned on. I did a little Googling, and saw it mean that the GPU was receiving power.
Got anything to explain this? Cause I got nothing.
Edit 1:The black glue is normal.
Edit 2: Got a repacement PSU. Works fine, but now my Nvidia 950 overheats in 5 minutes of run time.
