GPU is wobbly after shipping. No display/peripheral signals with it in but pc works fine with it removed.

As the title says, I shipped my pc across the country as I was moving. Upon arrival, I inspected it and the gpu was loosely seated in its pcie slot. There was, what I am assuming to be a standoff screw, loose in the box with which the pc was shipped. I tried re-seating the card but this (link below) is the furthest I could get it in without exerting excessive force and it remained wobbly, even with the back screwed in. Later on I noticed the metal backplate of the GPU, where the display ports are, was not properly seated and needed to be pulled outwards by a pliers or something similar, before being screwed in. This worked to make the card firm, however, still no display.

Some things to note:

1. There is no clicking sound into the pcie slot as there was before.

2. Upon removing the gpu, the pc boots fine through the igpu.

3. Likely not a display issue since it doesnt even post peripheral signals after booting (mouse rgb doesnt go on, keyboard keys dont light up).

4. GPU fans spin and seem to be working alright (normal boot sequence as before, but no signal)

5. Only one pcie slot in the mother board.

Some things I have tried:

1. DDU drivers uninstall

2. Reseating RAM, GPU and every cable going into the motherboard.

3. Changing wall outlets used.

4. Removing and reinstalling the PCIE locking clip.

I suspect the problem is either with the PSU, Power difference in the new area, PCIE slot or the card itself. As of now, finding a repair shop is pretty much impossible as I am miles away from the city. I would have otherwise taken the pc in, so they could replace each 'suspected' faulty component until they found a culprit. I dont have spares which I could troubleshoot with either. Right now I am looking for advice on what I could have missed, or what else I could do other than troubleshooting each specific component. The computer is an old m32 series asus with a m32cd4-k motherboard. Here is a link to the picture of the standoff and the issue with the card: https://imgur.com/a/y5qcOH9

Thanks!