fixed it, test point image attached for anyone looking. Spent almost an hour searching for it (image from my own dead device)
https://i.imgur.com/z9VEog0.jpg
Operation : Flash
Checking for existing devices...Found
Port : Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM20)
Driver Info : Qualcomm Incorporated, qcusbser.sys, 2.1.0.5
Opening Port...OK
Init Handshake Sequence...OK
Hardware ID : E1600500 [8917] 01003412
OPK_DATA : AB5F19F73F86A4554D34C01EFEC283BB117A5DA09CA35E8A74 60FDFB44D6F762
Initializing Protocol...OK
Sending Loader [prog_emmc_firehose_8917_ddr.mbn]...Done
Executing Loader...OK
Detecting Chip Type...OK
Hardware : 8917, eMMC, 2 GB
LU Count : 1 [0x00000001]
WARNING! High Speed Driver is not installed.
Please install driver from QcFire\Drivers folder using Device Manager.
Payload Info : In: 65536 [4096], Out: 1048576, Sector Size: 512
Writing [8917_NON-HLOS.bin] -> [modem] ...Done
Writing [8917_sbl1.mbn] -> [sbl1] ...Done
Writing [8917_sbl1.mbn] -> [sbl1bak] ...Done
Writing [8917_rpm.mbn] -> [rpm] ...Done
Writing [8917_rpm.mbn] -> [rpmbak] ...Done
Writing [8917_tz.mbn] -> [tz] ...Done
Writing [8917_tz.mbn] -> [tzbak] ...Done
Writing [8917_devcfg.mbn] -> [devcfg] ...Done
Writing [8917_devcfg.mbn] -> [devcfgbak] ...Done
Writing [8917_adspso.bin] -> [dsp] ...Done
Writing [fs_image.tar.gz.mbn.8917.img] -> [fsg] ...Done
Writing [8917_sec.dat] -> [sec] ...Done
Writing [splash.img] -> [splash] ...Done
Writing [8917_emmc_appsboot.mbn] -> [aboot] ...Done
Writing [8917_emmc_appsboot.mbn] -> [abootbak] ...Done
Writing [boot.img] -> [boot] ...Done
Writing [recovery.img] -> [recovery] ...Done
Writing [system.img ] -> [system]...Done
Writing [vendor.img ] -> [vendor]...Done
Writing [cache.img ] -> [cache]...Done
Writing [logo.bin] -> [logo] ...Done
Writing [persist.img ] -> [persist]...Done
Writing [APD.img ] -> [APD]...Done
Writing [asusfw.img ] -> [asusfw]...Done
Writing [xrom.img ] -> [xrom]...Done
Writing [mdtp.img] -> [mdtp] ...Done
Writing [8917_cmnlib_30.mbn] -> [cmnlib] ...Done
Writing [8917_cmnlib_30.mbn] -> [cmnlibbak] ...Done
Writing [8917_cmnlib64_30.mbn] -> [cmnlib64] ...Done
Writing [8917_cmnlib64_30.mbn] -> [cmnlib64bak] ...Done
Writing [8917_keymaster64.mbn] -> [keymaster] ...Done
Writing [8917_keymaster64.mbn] -> [keymasterbak] ...Done
Writing [8917_dp_AP_signed.mbn] -> [apdp] ...Done
Writing [8917_dp_MSA_signed.mbn] -> [msadp] ...Done
Writing [userdata.img ] -> [userdata]...Done
Writing [8917_gpt_main0.bin] -> [PrimaryGPT] ...Done
Writing [8917_gpt_backup0.bin] -> [BackupGPT] ...Done
Applying Patches................Done
Resetting device...Done
Operation Finished.
QcFire Ver. 5.3