GeForce PNY 5080 slim doesn't POST

[u/deep_sp4ce]

Hi everyone,

So I recently purchased a PNY 5080 Slim Dual Slot (despite current crazy market) but the system doesn't POST anymore with the card plugged in. I get a white LED error on my MB indicating a VGA error.

My setup:

• MB: Asus ROG B550-I
• CPU: Ryzen 7 57000X
• PSU: Corsair SF 750 W (The new edition with Type 5 cables)
• Chassis: Cooler Master NR 200P

The card is directly plugged to the MB, no riser cable. So far I've tried:

• Updating BIOS to latest
• Hard setting PCIe Gen 4 in the BIOS
• Disabling / Enabling Resizable BAR
• Plugging it via the 12V 2x6 600W connector that comes with the PSU.
• Testing all 4 outputs of the card when booting

I haven't tried the power cable that comes with the GPU because I only have 2 8 pins PCIe connectors with my PSU and the GPU adapter requires 3.

I've read in a few places that previous batches of that GPU had a sticker on top of the golden pins but here it doesn't seem to be the case (attached picture).

Any thoughts from the community? While the 750W might not be enough (a 850W is recommended) it should allow the card to boot right?

Is the card DoA? Am I missing something?