New PSU tripping breaker

jcdish

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I'm building a new gaming rig and ran into a problem. My Corsair rm650x trips the breaker as soon as it's plugged in, before I even power anything on.

I had an electrician come over because I was worried it was an electrical problem, but after some checks, he decided the wiring was error free. So we did another test. I unplugged everything from the PSU, then plugged it in. Immediate trip. We also tried other outlets with the same results.

AFAIK, the circuit I'm hooked up to only has a couple of phone chargers connected to it, so I don't suspect overloading (plus, it didn't happen when I turned on the PC, but rather as soon as I plugged it in).

Faulty PSU perhaps? Or is there anything I should check?