I'm annoyed that useless plugs are still present when onboard features are disabled. I reckon the rear panel connectors should just be solid USB2.0, Firewire 800, and external SATA II ports. Leaving the consumer to make the choice of what cards will fill the PCI/e-16/4/1 slots. Going with onboard encourages mediocrity and stifles competition. And it means you end up with a whole lot of wasted real estate at the rear of your PC. Meaning that to take advantage of many ONBOARD devices (if you do want to use them) uses up slots intended for add-in cards.
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I'm annoyed that useless plugs are still present when onboard features are disabled. I reckon the rear panel connectors should just be solid USB2.0, Firewire 800, and external SATA II ports. Leaving the consumer to make the choice of what cards will fill the PCI/e-16/4/1 slots. Going with onboard encourages mediocrity and stifles competition. And it means you end up with a whole lot of wasted real estate at the rear of your PC. Meaning that to take advantage of many ONBOARD devices (if you do want to use them) uses up slots intended for add-in cards.