cracking and smelling most likely is the capacitors bulging and eventually blowing which is the pop some go with a proper bang. More expensive ones could suffer exactly the same
Ive looked on amazon and they don't do any of the low end better branded ones. Antec do a basic but with delivery from elsewhere your looking at 30 quid
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