With a PSU it is more on how they go (not with a bang.) If they just shut off then it will mean that it has saved your system, but if it goes with a bang there is a good chance it has sent a surge to your components.
As you are going with CRT (if you do) then I would reccomend the (NEC) Mitsubishi 230SB 22" - I think it may be called fe2111sb in the US. If not that one then the IIYAMA Vision Master Pro 514 22" - shares the same tube, but it doesn't have the 'super bright' button which makes the darker colours brighter but keeping the lighter colours the same.
As you are going with CRT (if you do) then I would reccomend the (NEC) Mitsubishi 230SB 22" - I think it may be called fe2111sb in the US. If not that one then the IIYAMA Vision Master Pro 514 22" - shares the same tube, but it doesn't have the 'super bright' button which makes the darker colours brighter but keeping the lighter colours the same.