I called it a day, found a old dell comp for cheap on fb marketplace
don’t try to build a newer pc. (AMD 5500gt + Asus a520 does not work)
This works:
Dell 7050 (set to legacy boot)
i5 7500
M2 ssd pcie
7i92T mesa card (change ip to 10.10.10.10)
2.12 pathpilot firmware
Pathpilot Fires right up 