Why do gaming motherboards have A/V ports?

[Presidium]

I've noticed that high end gaming motherboards have A/V ports on them, just like regular motherboards. I always assumed that these ports were for integrated graphics output only, and would be rendered useless as soon as the user puts in a dedicated GPU and uses the outputs on the card instead.

What is the point of having a bunch of video outputs on one of these motherboards if they are simply not going to be used?

 

[mudpuppet]

If the GPU dies, then what? You'd have to go get another another card but might not be able to afford it. While it's a gaming PC if it's your only PC you might not be able to do work/school work/order a new GPU online.

 

[Presidium]

If the GPU dies, then what? You'd have to go get another another card but might not be able to afford it. While it's a gaming PC if it's your only PC you might not be able to do work/school work/order a new GPU online.

That makes sense. I guess that's why they'll typically be 1 DVI, 1 HDMI, and 1 DisplayPort, rather than 2 or 3 of the same, with the intention being that you can use any connector and not necessarily that you'd use a 3-monitor hookup with the integrated graphics.