Quote Originally Posted by Roger_D25 View Post
Don't get my wrong I'm dissapointed about this socket issue but from what I've read it only becomes an "issue" if your really pushing the board (above 4.3Ghz on sub-ambient cooling with higher than normal voltage levels)?
this is a more than a simple mounting technique issue

Seriously this is a more than a simple mounting technique issue, the potential for hardware to be damaged even when run at stock is very real. While there is some redundancy built into any design, certainly the hardware is not meant to be operating with marginal contacts between pins (socket) and pads (CPU) and most certainly is not meant to be operated with so many none contacts between the pins and pads. A marginal contact is a hazard in its own right, fewer than designed contacts will place to high a burden on the remaining contact points, with the marginal contacts being most at risk.