i would like to get a good matx motherboard for an amd fx 8120. i would get an 8350, but it doesnt matter with mantle coming out soon. i would like to have a red and black color scheme, but i guess it is not totally necessary. thanks. dont want to spend more than $80 btw
There are not really any great motherboards for the AM3+ socket, either you will have to go Intel or FM2 if you want a MATX board. The AM3+ boards out there are all old chip sets and not really worth it, you would be better off to just step up to a full sized ATX board.
However if you are set on a MATX board with an 8120 this would be the best choice: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3 and you could add an 8320 with the money saved for the upgraded architecture.
what about the best motherboard for an fx 6300?
Assuming you have the same total budget for the CPU and motherboard, with an FX 6300 you would have a budget of about $110.00 for the motherboard. With that I would look at the Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a99xevor20, probably the best choice for that budget on the AM3+ socket. However if you need to save some you can get by with the M5A97 R2.0: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a97r20, another good choice, the chip set just isn't the latest.