I agree, with hindsight and all that. I ended up putting mine together pretty much!Just built the non xl two days ago it was very easy to build.
Secretlab Magnus XL user here, it's expensive but great quality
Gone for this myself. I liked all the cable management options etc and general design of it.
You won't be disappointed with it! I do wish the cable management tray (rats nest lol) was a little deeper though. It can be a struggle to get big power plugs in there on a power bar.