Ok thanks for your help so what would I need to make the, 1641 fit in the DIP8 socket on the motherboard?

Rather not have to go soldering as I am totally inept when it comes to that. Are there any equivalent opa's that that have the “legs “ on them like the opa 2011? I have to be careful as I dont want to damage the board or voif my warranty using a non supported opa's you all know how finakey...

Well the board only has 2x opa's on it. So it's not like I'll be spending a lot of money. I am just wondering which of the above would be the best for me too get.

I don't know ifany of you I know this or not but Gigabyte's new motherboards have interchangeable opa's on the motherboard it's self. I was wondering which of these supported opa's you all would recommend for a gamer and music causual music listner like me. I have a set of Audiotechnia Ath...