The reason I mention this resistance is that every other power rail has a much higher resistance. I checked for visibly faulty capacitors and burnt components before I checked anything else. I just would like to have this one working steady. I don't have another power supply to drop in this one and I'm really looking to build a computer with much better specs and with schematics for every part so I'm a bit hesitant to pour money into an old computer. It is in fact an HP Pavilion but running Windows Vista.
Yes they're 3 times the price of the no names, but factor in how much it would be to replace your motherboard or other parts, if a cheap PSU takes them out. EVGA G2 series of supplies give a good 'bang for buck' in the PC PSU world. You'd do well to read reviews of PSUs on jonnyguru before investing in it. You'll save your PC components from a hard life, and have decent protection in case of a fault.
Do yourself a favour, and invest in a good one. Also many cheaper PSUs can be the cause of random crashes due to unstable, high ripple, power rails. Many people skimp on computer PSUs, forgetting its the heart of the system, till one fails catastrophically, and takes out their expensive CPU's, GPUs, SSDs and HDDs with it. I second the motion to just replace it, with a good quality PSU.
