Durock T1 Shrimp vs Outemu Silent Lime V3
Weight is the real gap here: 17 g between the Durock T1 Shrimp and the Outemu Silent Lime V3 at actuation, which is enough to change how a long session ends. Our full switch library cross-links them because this matchup keeps coming up. Start with the A/B bursts below, then take the spec table and the picks in order.
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 | Durock T1 Shrimp | Outemu Silent Lime V3 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile (silent) | Tactile (silent) |
| Brand rates force at | bottom-out | actuation |
| Actuation force | 52 g | 35 g |
| Bottom-out force | 67 g | 45 g |
| Pre-travel | 2 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 |
Durock advertises a bottom-out force for the Durock T1 Shrimp 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
This is a tactile versus tactile contest: the Durock T1 Shrimp and the Outemu Silent Lime V3 share the same stroke character, which makes the smaller spec gaps decisive. There is a real weight gap too: 52 g against 35 g at actuation, so the Durock T1 Shrimp asks noticeably more of your fingers over a long session. Price splits them too: the Outemu Silent Lime V3 is the mid priced option while the Durock T1 Shrimp sits in the premium priced bracket, which adds up across a 70 switch board. Where we land: the Outemu Silent Lime V3 for gaming and typing, the Durock T1 Shrimp for a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Outemu Silent Lime V3
- Typing pick
- Outemu Silent Lime V3
- Office pick
- Durock T1 Shrimp
Force curves
Durock T1 Shrimp
Outemu Silent Lime V3
Durock T1 Shrimp or Outemu Silent Lime V3: the long answer
Specs first, since the feel gap is what you notice in the first minute of typing. Weight is the loud fact here. At actuation the Durock T1 Shrimp takes 52 g where the Outemu Silent Lime V3 takes 35 g, and 17 g is enough to change how the third hour feels. Neither the trigger point nor the depth matches: 1.8 mm to actuation on the Outemu Silent Lime V3 against 2.0 mm, and 3.3 mm of total travel on the Outemu Silent Lime V3 against 4.0 mm. Both are tactiles either way, so each one puts a felt event in the middle of the stroke. With the stroke shared, that spring gap does most of the deciding here.
Sound decides more of these arguments than force curves do. Through the A/B player above, the Durock T1 Shrimp comes through as big bump, muted dampened landing, while the Outemu Silent Lime V3 reads 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. As everywhere on the site, these are simulations built from published specifications and documented character. Accurate enough to compare, not a recording.
On the practical side, the Durock T1 Shrimp 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 Outemu Silent Lime V3 is the default here: the scoring hands it a lighter spring at actuation and a shorter distance to actuation for fast inputs, and it holds the same feel from the first hour of writing to the last across a long session. Swap to the Durock T1 Shrimp when the room is the constraint, as a dampened bottom-out is the only version of this that a shared room forgives. The player above is the cheapest part of this decision, so use it before your wallet is involved.
Each of these has a page of its own with the full spec sheet and the sound notes. Start with the Durock T1 Shrimp page and the Outemu Silent Lime V3 page, or test how your current keyboard performs with our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Durock T1 Shrimp or Outemu Silent Lime V3 for gaming?
We pick the Outemu Silent Lime V3 for gaming. Of the two it has the quicker, less intrusive stroke, winning on a lighter spring at actuation and a shorter distance to actuation.
Is the Durock T1 Shrimp quieter than the Outemu Silent Lime V3?
Both are dampened silent switches, so they sit among the quietest options you can buy. At this level the remaining differences come down to your board, your keycaps and how hard you type, not the switch itself.
Durock T1 Shrimp vs Outemu Silent Lime V3: which one is the heavier press?
The Durock T1 Shrimp, by 17 g. Both figures are published at actuation, 52 g against 35 g, so they are measured at the same point and can be read straight.
Which is cheaper to fill a board with, the Durock T1 Shrimp or the Outemu Silent Lime V3?
The Outemu Silent Lime V3 sits in the mid priced bracket and the Durock T1 Shrimp 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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