New to installing CPU - what thermal paste to use?

Darth Windu

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Hi guys,

I'm getting in a new motherboard, CPU, and RAM. RAM I've installed many times but I've never installed a CPU myself before, and I'm not paying $39 for a company to do it for me. Anyway I'm looking at thermal paste and have no idea which one to use, I'm a bit overwhelmed by choice here and essentially know nothing about the best brand/type to use. The options are seen here (http://www.msy.com.au/default.jsp?category=139) and range from $4-19.

If it helps, the motherboard and CPU I'm looking at are:
CPU: Intel i5-3570 (http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=9377)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V-LX (http://www.msy.com.au/product.jsp?productId=8980)