Alright guys. It was the incompatibility between the CPU and RAM. I put in a new i3 7th gen I had and it booted right up. Its running now. Thanks all.
Damn. Glad you got it figured out. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a compatibility issue between cpu and ram. 15 years in the IT industry and I've not once ran into that issue.
Exactly. I had no idea either. It was the speed. the old cpu needed 2133 mhz RAM, I had bought 2400.