On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:31:30 +0100 Alexander Schreiber
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BGA = Ball Grid Array, the CPU no longer has pins to fit into a socket,
but an array of small solder balls. This is then soldered onto the mainboard.

In other words: you'll buy the CPU & mainboard as a single package.

There are sockets that hold BGA chips.
http://www.advanced.com/products/bga-socketing-systems

Yes, they are very expensive now, but if implemented on a mass scale like
PC motherboards, and given the ability of China to make low cost
technology on a large scale, I wonder...