Ask anyone on here that got an FE and they'd probably say along similar lines, it really does feel like a quality piece of kit.
Yep, feels like a piece of high quality hi-fi separates compared to AIB's 90's Kenwood mini hi-fi with plastic and lights. Heavy, solid, premium feel overall and a very neat design. The weight and solid feel does take you by surprise.
Aesthetically it's the nicest card I've ever owned, though that wouldn't be hard as GPU design has always been terrible. I hope AIB's take note of the more mature design and try and move more in that direction in future.