The pins are sort of fragile, but it's usually a fairly smooth operation to plug in a CPU. I wonder if there are reliable statistics from people doing this in l

The pins are sort of fragile, but it's usually a fairly smooth operation to plug in a CPU. I wonder if there are reliable statistics from people doing this in large numbers. Installing the cooler can be much more tricky depending on the retention system. Pre-installing them could have a number of benefits. But it'd be a shame to lose the ability to chose your own cooling system, more so than having the CPU soldered on, in a way.