Worried about Foxconn socket issues

[Tahi]

I'm an avid follower of anandtech, but never felt like I had to post to the forum to get info. I'd like to do an upgrade before I leave the country on a three year job assignment. I don't game much and so don't need a gaming machine. I do mostly media editing. I don't overclock, although I tend to gravitate toward mid to high end Gigabyte or Asus boards for the builds I've done.

I'd like to get by with my current 500W seasonic powersupply (love that thing) and my Sapphire X1950XT graphics card (although I will probably upgrade that at some point).

My reading says that an i7-860 coupled with a reasonable P55 board would be best, say Gigabyte P55A-UD3P. But the Foxconn socket issue has me spooked (there are a bunch of reviews on Newegg that look like they are socket related).

I could go with an i7-930 with some sort of X58 board and avoid the socket issue, but then I'm wondering of my 500w supply will cut it.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

Don't worry about the socket. Your PSU will be fine on both platforms.

 

[vailr]

Will your new job location have the same wall socket voltage as in the U.S.?
A newer video card (depending on the specific one chosen) may use less power (for the same performance) than your 1950XT. If you can get a decent price for it on eBay, and upgrade to a Radeon 4870 (while they're still available) or maybe a Radeon 5770.

 

[Tahi]

Will your new job location have the same wall socket voltage as in the U.S.?

No, I'm headed to India where 220 is the rule. However, because the power is so dirty, you don't tend to connect without a UPS to filter things. Would that change things in your opinion?