Gazzew Boba U4 vs Outemu Silent Lime V3
Weight is the real gap here: 17 g between the Gazzew Boba U4 and the Outemu Silent Lime V3 at bottom-out, which is enough to change how a long session ends. Our switch library links the two to each other for that reason. Play the A/B bursts below to hear them back to back, match the volumes, then read the spec table and the verdict.
Hear them back to back
simulated from real specssound loads on your first tapShortcuts: press A or B anywhere outside a text box to fire that burst. Use the volume trims to loudness-match the pair before judging which sounds better.
Spec by spec
| Spec | Gazzew Boba U4 | Outemu Silent Lime V3 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile (silent) | Tactile (silent) |
| Brand rates force at | bottom-out | actuation |
| Actuation force | not published | 35 g |
| Bottom-out force | 62 g | 45 g |
| Pre-travel | 1.7 mm | 1.8 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | Yes | Yes |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Premium | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Gazzew advertises a bottom-out force for the Gazzew Boba U4 and Outemu an actuation force for the Outemu Silent Lime V3, so the two headline numbers are not measured at the same point. Compare row by row, not brand claim to brand claim.
Verdict
Gazzew and Outemu are selling the same stroke here, so the Gazzew Boba U4 and the Outemu Silent Lime V3 separate on spring, distance and voice instead. Weight separates them clearly: measured at bottom-out, the Gazzew Boba U4 is 17 g heavier than the Outemu Silent Lime V3, which changes both fatigue and sound. Budget also has a say, since the Outemu Silent Lime V3 is mid priced and the Gazzew Boba U4 is premium priced. Our picks: the Outemu Silent Lime V3 for gaming, the Gazzew Boba U4 for typing and a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Outemu Silent Lime V3
- Typing pick
- Gazzew Boba U4
- Office pick
- Gazzew Boba U4
Force curves
Gazzew Boba U4
Gazzew rates this switch at its bottom-out and publishes no actuation force, so the marked bottom-out is the spec and the dashed line into it is an illustration of the stroke, not measured data.
Outemu Silent Lime V3
Gazzew Boba U4 or Outemu Silent Lime V3: the long answer
The table above already holds the answer. Here is what it means under a finger. Weight is the loud fact here. At bottom-out the Gazzew Boba U4 takes 62 g where the Outemu Silent Lime V3 takes 45 g, and 17 g is enough to change how the third hour feels. Travel differs at both ends, with the Gazzew Boba U4 registering first at 1.7 mm and the Gazzew Boba U4 running deepest at 4.0 mm. The stroke itself is shared: both raise a bump close to the point the press registers. Everything else about them is close enough that the spring is the honest tiebreak.
Sound decides more of these arguments than force curves do. Put them through the player above and the Gazzew Boba U4 lands as near-silence with a firm tactile knock underneath where the Outemu Silent Lime V3 lands as muted tactile patter, dampened both strokes. Both carry factory dampening, so this is a contest between two of the quieter switches you can buy rather than a loud one against a quiet one. Both packs are synthesized rather than recorded, so read the comparison as a faithful sketch of each voice and not as a measurement of it.
On price and practicality, the Gazzew Boba U4 is premium priced, while the Outemu Silent Lime V3 is mid priced. Both arrive lubed from the factory, which is one project you can skip either way.
The picks split by use. Take the Outemu Silent Lime V3 if games come first, because this axis is nearly a tie, and it comes out ahead only once the scoring is added up. Take the Gazzew Boba U4 if the board is mostly a writing tool, since nothing about it gets tiring by the afternoon, which is the whole test for a writing switch. Take the Gazzew Boba U4 if other people have to sit near it, as a dampened bottom-out is the only version of this that a shared room forgives. Match the trims above, play both, and trust whichever one you keep replaying.
Each of these has a page of its own with the full spec sheet and the sound notes. Start with the Gazzew Boba U4 page and the Outemu Silent Lime V3 page, or test how your current keyboard performs with our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
For gaming, should I buy the Gazzew Boba U4 or the Outemu Silent Lime V3?
We pick the Outemu Silent Lime V3 for gaming. Honestly either is fine here. It takes the nod once the scoring is added up, and only just.
Which of the Gazzew Boba U4 and the Outemu Silent Lime V3 is quieter in a shared room?
Neither wins on volume, because both are silenced. What separates them is what is left after the pads: the pitch of the press and how muted the release feels.
Which has the heavier spring, the Gazzew Boba U4 or the Outemu Silent Lime V3?
The Gazzew Boba U4, by 17 g. Both figures are published at bottom-out, 62 g against 45 g, so they are measured at the same point and can be read straight.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Gazzew Boba U4 or the Outemu Silent Lime V3?
The Outemu Silent Lime V3 sits in the mid priced bracket and the Gazzew Boba U4 in the premium priced one. We do not hold a reliable per-switch price for both, so the bracket is the honest answer rather than a total.
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