Honestly its pretty easy to mate the CPU to the mobo, the first time i did it i was so gentle, and i had a hard time clamping it down. My i7 i man handled it a bit, and it was flawless, just make sure you're lining it up properly, but once its mated, its pretty resilient. Also, arctic silver goes a long way ++++++
Also, putting ram into its slot makes me want to punch children, GPUs are so smooth in comparison.