I fix and rebuild computers all day, everyday and never had a problem putting a different video card in a PCI slot. But like I said b4, see if you can find a used one cheap to see if that is your problem first.

I took one of of a sony computer but it doesn't seem to fit kinda pops in just like memory and modems right will try again

make sure you are putting a PCI card in a PCI slot. not a PCIE or a AGP slot

Gonna have to find a PCI card will report back when I find out results. Thank you for your help and patience in trying to help me out. I just want to figure out myself while learning at the same time. Everyone has to start somewhere right? Lol

lol...i have patience to a point. i've been where you are, i worked for ford motor company for 23 years and got laid off. So i went back to school and got my certs and am now on my second career....let me know how you make out and if i was a help please add to my rep

Got someone bringing me a card tomorrow after work will post results and I will be sure to post to your reputation cause you have been patient and understanding in helping me

There should be a led light flashing if the hard drive is running when you start up. but you have not mentioned if you get the post beeb.
Even if there is not a fault on a machine, and the Bios does the post check, for keyboard mouse, drive's etc it, just gives one little beep, very faint. did you hear a beep. Sometimes people say no they haven't heard a beep. but it is maybe because they were unaware this would happen, and when they restart the machine they then hear the faint beep.
Other times, if the BIOS setting is to halt on all errors, then you will get nothing either. So you could try getting into the bios settings. Depending on the make of your machine, this is how you would get in.
Most machines you would keep tapping the DEL key, as soon as the power button is pressed. Some machines the key would be the F1 key or the F2 key. Some machines it is ESC. Some like Toshiba you use different combination's like keeping Esc down while pressing the F1 key. Also have you tried swapping your monitor kettle lead with the computer kettle lead, that is if they both have kettle leads?

Me again, forgot to mention, another way to see if the machine itself is actually booting, and to distinguish if it is the monitor or the graphics card or the board at fault. Plug a headset into the sound card, if the hard drive is booting up you should after a couple of minutes hear the Windows jingle thing if windows is starting up.

very good advice from joycee...nice job. i just assumed that after we got power back it was the video card. you should definitly hear a single beep when your machine pasts post test. if you hear a series of beeps, listen carefully and remember what they are ( 3 long beeps or 1 short and 2 long etc.) they are beep codes to tell you what the problem might be. these things are much easier to troubleshoot when you have them in front of you.

HI Nanner

>>you can remove all ram except for one and swop them aound in youre slots, starting the machine up after each swop. btw what is the current wattage of the psu you bought<<

You never posted any results for the suggestion I gave you. You see buying a PSU was a good move seeing that its obvious that youre PSU was bad or there might have been leakage of power. NOw that thats eliminated I want you to look at RAM. As someone suggested beep codes is very important.The above code that I provided you with was to see if there is indeed a memory problem.
Removing the all the RAM should give a long string of beeps witch will be good news. if that happens replace youre ram one at a time if you have more than one stick.
Try that and lets take it from there youre problem might even be gone for good.
Always try the simple fix first