Msi Z-87 GD-65 DEBUG CODE

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Okay so I have a MSI Z87 GD-65 mother board with G-Skill ram, I-7 4770k, and EVGA 780 SC. Everything was good and fine then i switched cases and installed a corsair h110 for the CPU. In the process I bent a couple CPU pins. After several hours under a magnifying glass and some sewing needles I got then bent back in place. Now I get either an 03 or 04 debug code and my fps in all games and programs are cut in half if not worse. Benchmarks before the switch in Unigine Heaven were 2362 and after the switch and bent pins it was 1250 at best on same settings. What did i break do I need a new motherboard or is this fixable??
 

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It posts fine the codes come up after Windows has booted.

Code 03 is power on north bridge initialization.

Code 04 is power on south bridge initialization.
 

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Okay is either try and fix the pins or get a new board. Is this a good time to upgrade to the new Z97 chipset or not worth it? I'd like to keep my 1150 socket.