Outemu Silent Lime V3 vs Outemu Silent Peach V2
This one is a tactile against a linear: the Outemu Silent Lime V3 and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 feel different from the first press, and no amount of tuning closes that. Our switch library puts these two on each other's shortlist, and the player below is the fastest way to settle it: match the volumes, then work down through the 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 | Outemu Silent Lime V3 | Outemu Silent Peach V2 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Tactile (silent) | Linear (silent) |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 35 g | 40 g |
| Bottom-out force | 45 g | 50 g |
| Pre-travel | 1.8 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.3 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | Yes | Yes |
| Factory lubed | Yes | Yes |
| MX-compatible stem | Yes | Yes |
| Price tier | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Outemu advertises an actuation force for both of these, so the two headline figures in this table are measured at the same point and can be read against each other.
Verdict
The Outemu Silent Lime V3 and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 are different kinds of switch, tactile against linear, which outranks every number in the table above. Weight is nearly even at actuation: 40 g for the Outemu Silent Peach V2 against 35 g, a gap most fingers will barely register. Travel favors the Outemu Silent Lime V3: it registers at 1.8 mm where the Outemu Silent Peach V2 needs 2.0 mm. Our picks: the Outemu Silent Peach V2 for gaming, the Outemu Silent Lime V3 for typing and a shared office.
- Gaming pick
- Outemu Silent Peach V2
- Typing pick
- Outemu Silent Lime V3
- Office pick
- Outemu Silent Lime V3
Force curves
Outemu Silent Lime V3
Outemu Silent Peach V2
Outemu Silent Lime V3 or Outemu Silent Peach V2: the long answer
Specs first, since the feel gap is what you notice in the first minute of typing. The Outemu Silent Lime V3 is a tactile and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 is a linear, so the Outemu Silent Peach V2 runs smooth the whole way down while the Outemu Silent Lime V3 raises a bump at the point it registers. Springs split them by 5 g at actuation: 40 g for the Outemu Silent Peach V2, 35 g for the Outemu Silent Lime V3. Both run to 3.3 mm, but the Outemu Silent Lime V3 counts the press at 1.8 mm where the Outemu Silent Peach V2 waits until 2.0 mm. Settle the stroke you want to live with first and treat everything below as a tiebreak.
Now the part spec sheets cannot carry: the voice. Two different voices: muted tactile patter, dampened both strokes on the Outemu Silent Lime V3, soft muted thud, unusually little mush on the Outemu Silent Peach V2. 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. These demos are synthesized from published specs and documented character rather than studio recordings, which every player on the site says plainly.
On cost and convenience, both are mid priced. Both arrive lubed from the factory, which is one project you can skip either way.
Who buys which, then? Gaming goes to the Outemu Silent Peach V2, because nothing interrupts fast repeated presses on its linear stroke. Writing goes to the Outemu Silent Lime V3, since the bump tells your fingers the key registered, which is most of what typists want. A shared room goes to the Outemu Silent Lime V3, as a dampened bottom-out is the only version of this that a shared room forgives. Do the listening first. It costs nothing and it changes minds more often than a spec table does.
Want the full story on either switch? Read the dedicated Outemu Silent Lime V3 page and the Outemu Silent Peach V2 page, or test how your current keyboard performs with our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Which is better for gaming, the Outemu Silent Lime V3 or the Outemu Silent Peach V2?
We pick the Outemu Silent Peach V2 for gaming. On a fast repeat the tactile bump on the Outemu Silent Lime V3 is one event too many, and the linear does not have it.
Is the Outemu Silent Lime V3 quieter than the Outemu Silent Peach V2?
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.
Which has the heavier spring, the Outemu Silent Lime V3 or the Outemu Silent Peach V2?
The Outemu Silent Peach V2, by 5 g. Both figures are published at actuation, 40 g against 35 g, so they are measured at the same point and can be read straight.
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