PSU won't boot with 8-pin power connector

Russinating

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Russinating

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Bought a new PSU, a Kolink KL-1000M, to replace a dead XTR XFX 730. Pickings are slim for PSUs at the moment with all I'd usually go for out of stock!

Anyway, installed everything and it doesn't power up with the 8-pin CPU power connector plugged in. You can audibly hear it click on and off quickly.

If I unplug the 8-pin, the mobo shows a red light next to the socket but it does power up; all fans spin etc. Obviously no actual boot.

I can't even find a manual for the PSU. What's going on?

Related or not I'm unsure, but there's no 4-pin cable with the PSU for the mobo's additional 4-pin power, but according to the manual (Asus TUF X299) that socket is optional anyway.

Oh, and it all boots up fine with another PSU.
 
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That was clear downgrade in all areas of quality.
Wouldn't wonder if such cheap PSU has some issue.
Though are you sure it's EPS12V cable and not PCIe?
 
With these low quality Kolink's it wouldn't surprise me if it was faulty straight out of the box. You wouldn't be the first one, in fact far from it. Some have had them completely dead out of the box, some blew up at first power on and others died within a couple of weeks. Absolute garbage.
 
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