I want to discuss "looks" though not really performance or other technical merits. I should maybe have made the thread title clearer.
"Looks" is pretty subjective. As such, it's pretty hard to argue for or against it. You like what you like. Objectively speaking, like all reference blowers, it's usually louder, hotter and less capable of an overclocker.
It's like you met this girl who has this smoking body. She has the facial structure of a goddess. Amazingly beautiful. Right off the bat, you knew this girl was high maintenance. It's going to cost a lot of keep her happy. Blinded by her beauty, you spent a fortune to wine and dine her. It worked. She became your GF!!
But, then, you've been going out for a few months. Now, although still gorgeous, beauty becomes less appealing. You want something more in the relationship. You come to find out she can't hold a conversation worth a damn. She has this annoying laugh you can't stand. Her laziness is beyond belief. The shallowness becomes apparent. You find yourself wanting to break up with her. But, then, you stop and think for a bit.. "Man, that smoking body, though." It's worth, you say. or is it?
In all seriousness, man. There's no need to convince us (or yourself?) the FE is worth the extra money.