Hello I just ordered a AW x51 (I7 Ivy Bridge, GTX 555) model for the design and intial specs and after further research was very disappointd in the actual parts that were used. To begin why not give the option to choose a better mobo than a H61 which does not have SATA 3 ports andPCI 3.0. I know the the answer has to do with profits that the manufacturer wants but given this a Alienware product I expected to atleast be able to choose an upgraded mobo. I also feel dell needs to go back to the original way they let the consumer custimize their products by letting them choose each part (cpu, HDD, memory, Video, etc) Well while I wait for the unit to arive I wanted to know if there is a possibility to actually upgrade the mobo. These seem very inexpensive about 100 to 130 to get SATA 3.0 and PCI 3.0 in a micro ATX board. Found a couple of different options on newegg but wanted to know if I can upgrade to : Newegg.com - Intel BOXDH77DF LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard I know the face plate might be something I need to "dremmel" out of the case but would it fit? Has anyone upgraded their mobo yet? thanks in advance