I was in the same place you are a few years ago Clayton. I wanted to build or buy a decent bench PSU. I ended up building one with stuff I had around with the help of a friend who’s an EE. But I then bought a KORAD KA3005D.
There are many reviews for it on YT. It’s been around for quite some time so it’s had a lot of longevity. I think you can pick one up for sub $120 if you don’t mind waiting for shipping…
One of the features I like best about it is the output switch control (which I would recommend with any unit if you buy. This lets you keep the power on to the PSU itself but to turn the circuit on/off with an electronic switch. It’s also easy to dial in the voltage/current you want before powering the circuit. Very helpful. Plus over current and voltage protection… I use it for many things including charging 18650 batteries and any/all my arduino projects where i’m curious to check current consumption.
Good luck.
PS: If you watch the EEVblog review (both), be sure to notice the update he make after the vid regarding Korad’s recognition of the problem he noticed. And there was a great follow-up video as well showing the corrected results. And this was ~9 years back. Like I said, it’s been around a while, which I take as a good sign.