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Just a hunch, but if you haven't upgraded your PSU, it's likely not able to power that card.
You say you're getting a display at least, so that's something. You should be able to boot your machine into safe mode and install the driver. You also don't need to have the card inserted or enabled to install the driver, not sure where you read that.
One thing to help debug: boot a LiveUSB of something Fedora-based. See if you get to a desktop with the Nouveau driver at least.
I'm going to second trying a Fedora live USB and see if that just works. Kali is an incredibly specialized linux variant and trying to use it as a general desktop OS is likely the source of your headaches.
There is no reason you can't do that, but it is far from the path of least resistance.
Gonna emphasize this as well.
Whatever you are trying to do, kali is not built for tasks that need a dedicated GPU. If you're using AI, Ubuntu might be the best option, if it's gaming then bazzite or cachy can be a solid choice - even steamos. But there are a multitude of reasons not to expose your GPU to Kali use cases.
I understand there is probably things you can not tell us about OP, but just be warned that you are introducing unnecessary points of failure to your opsec (ideally kali should be run in a VM, which I don't think it is here) and vice-versa you are exposing your GPU to some unmitigated risk depending on your setup, making your GPU a potential casualty in the worst case. At that point the compatibility issues and extensive setup of your GPU in Kali might as well become side-issue.
I really hope you are absolutely sure about this.