Cheap Power Supply - Worth the Risk?

[orangejedi829]

So I am building a cheapo server; Ivy B. Pentium, basic mobo and RAM, no discrete GPU. This is what I was looking at for the case/PSU solution, for maximal cost-efficiency:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811148046
I figured that I'd use the cheap PSU until it died, then buy a better one.
However, I have the nagging fear that, when it dies, it'll do a 'suicide run' and take as much of the rest of the machine as it can with it.
So, I was alternately looking at this PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182006
Itself, it costs more than that other case and PSU combined, and it's still just a bargain-level unit.

So my question is this: Is it a condemnably-bad decision to go with the cheap PSU? Is it worth, say, $40 extra for a *different* low-end PSU such as the Rosewill, especially since the entire build only totals $160?
Cost is a major factor in this build.

Thanks for the advice!

 

[rolli59]

Problem with cheap PSU's is that they may die and kill other components when they do. The cheapest I would go http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

 

[clutchc]

I've used several of Newegg's Rosewill PSUs for budget builds. All have been OK. But I never used one as inexpensive at that one. Take a look at their hierarchy chart. It will kind of guide you as to what's worth it and what's not.
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

Rosewill is Newegg's in-house brand, and they don't even recommend them below a certain quality level.