[citation][nom]buzznut[/nom]Yes, but its more than that. Its about making an aesthetically pleasing design. Unless your a modder or have a windowed case you wouldn't care. Single sleeving is one of those techniques that are fashionable right now. So is water cooling, ya hardly ever see any mods without water cooling--even though they certainly don't need WC. I know plenty of people that jam a loop in their PC and call it a mod. For old school guys like me, that's pretty pathetic but technically its a "mod." But if you have ever single sleeved a power supply, you would know that its very time consuming and labor intensive. Not for the faint of heart, so companies are cashing in on those who don't have the time or inclination. I just single sleeved a PSU with paracord and it took about 20 hours. I charge $20 an hour (for computer work, guitar lessons, tutoring, pretty much everything..)$20 X 20 hours = $400. That's how much MY time is worth.[/citation]
so this is more of a how it looks than function... ok
i wouldn't pay more than 10$ extra for this, but at the same time i care more about function than looks. and im like you too, i just cant consider a cooling loop a mod. hell i can barely call just adding in some lights a mod either... now making your whole case of acrylic and makeing it look like ice, than adding in some blue and white blue lights... that i call a mod
on a side note, if you are any good at guitar or computer work, you could easily charge double and still come in under whats "professionally" available.