Intel Core 2 Duo Thermal Interface Material

[ChannerT]

I recently built my very first pc only to find my first mobo was doa. So new mobo comes in and all is well until i find out intel wants me to buy this Thermal Interface Material Would a regular thermal grease work just as well or do i really need to buy this special intel stuff?

**By the way this is my first post so i apologize if this is the wrong section for this

 

[apt403]

so your using the stock hsf? ive heard that the intel stuff works better with there own hsf, but other paste is ok, as long as its not the really cheap, really crappy stuff.