Silent Hall effect keyboard: the boards that ship with silent magnetic switches

Updated 2026-11-11 · Pick: Gamakay TK75HE V2 (Phoenix V3 silent): $89.99 on gamakay.com, $81 through this link with code GK10 at checkout (tested 2026-11-11): https://dealectric.com/go/gamakay-tk75he-v2

Short answer. For the quietest Hall effect keyboard, buy one sold with silent magnetic switches: the Gamakay TK75HE V2 with Phoenix V3. Its "45 gf" is the force at 2.0 mm: 35 gf to start, 58 gf at the bottom, over 3.5 mm, 0.5 mm less travel than a Wooting 80HE.

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How this table was made: each figure comes from the maker's own US product page or manual, or from the reviewer named next to it, checked 2026-11-11. Dealectric does not test units itself. Rows with a Buy link are products Dealectric lists: the links are affiliate links, and their codes are re-tested in the brand's own cart every day (last check 2026-11-13).

What the differences mean

• Silence costs nothing extra on the TK75HE V2. The Phoenix V3 silent version and the Mercury V3 version were both $89.99 on Gamakay's store on 2026-11-11: 89.99 − 89.99 = $0.
• Silent against Gamakay's standard switch. Phoenix V3 starts at 35 gf and ends at 58 gf; Mercury V3 starts at 30 gf and ends at 55 gf. That is 35 − 30 = 5 gf more to start and 58 − 55 = 3 gf more at the bottom, over the same 3.5 mm.
• Silent against a Wooting. Lekker switches travel 4.0 mm, so Phoenix V3 gives up 4.0 − 3.5 = 0.5 mm (0.5 / 4.0 = 12.5%). At the bottom it is 60 − 58 = 2 gf lighter than a Lekker L60 and 58 − 45 = 13 gf heavier than a Lekker L45.
• Price gaps to the TK75HE V2. NS75: 89.99 − 79.99 = $10.00 less. TK75 TMR: 109.99 − 89.99 = $20.00 more. Wooting 80HE: 179.99 − 89.99 = $90.00 more. Epomaker HE68 Lite: 89.99 − 42.49 = $47.50 less.
• If you already own a Wooting 60HE. Gamakay lists Phoenix V3 switches from $13.99, and HLPlanet's Marcus Richardson counted 45 in that pack: 13.99 / 45 = $0.31 a switch, and two packs (90 switches) come to 2 × 13.99 = $27.98. He tested them working in the Wooting 60HE, Womier SK75 TMR, Gamakay NS75 and Neo65 Sonic HE+, and lists the Corsair K70 Max and Keychron Q1 HE / K2 HE as boards they do not work in. His test board was the 60HE, not the 80HE.

Your use	Board	Why
Shared office or bedroom, wireless	Gamakay TK75HE V2 with Phoenix V3 $89.99 on gamakay.com, $81 through this link with code GK10: https://dealectric.com/go/gamakay-tk75he-v2	Silent magnetic switches fitted at the base price; wired, 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth
Same silent switch, a volume knob, $10 less	Gamakay NS75 $79.99 on gamakay.com, $72 through this link with code GK10: https://dealectric.com/go/gamakay-ns75	HLPlanet lists Phoenix V3 as one of its three switch options; choose it when ordering
Silent now, mechanical switches later	Gamakay TK75 TMR $109.99 on gamakay.com, $99 through this link with code GK10: https://dealectric.com/go/gamakay-tk75-tmr	HLPlanet's review: takes 5-pin mechanical switches as well as magnetic, 8,000 mAh battery
Full 4.0 mm travel and Wooting's software, wired	Wooting 80HE	Ships with Lekker L60 V2; quiet comes from the gasket and foam, not from the switch
Low-profile keys, wired	NuPhy Air75 HE	RTINGS names it its best quiet gaming keyboard; the 3.3 mm low-profile switches are not silent types
Lowest price, wired, 65%	Epomaker HE68 Lite	Five dampening layers under a standard Clear Mag switch

What "45 gf", "0.06 ms" and "0.005 mm" measure

Force. Makers label switches on different points of the press. Gamakay's 45 ± 5 gf for Phoenix V3 is the force at 2.0 mm of travel; the spec table HLPlanet reproduces gives 35 gf minimum at the start and 58 gf maximum at the end. Wooting names its Lekker switches by bottom-out force: the L60 is 40 gf to 60 gf and the L45 is 30 gf to 45 gf. On the same basis the silent Phoenix V3 (35 to 58 gf) sits beside the L60, not the L45, with 0.5 mm less travel.

Latency. An 8 kHz board sends a report every 1 / 8000 s = 0.125 ms. The "0.125 ms" that Wooting and Epomaker print is that interval. Gamakay's "0.06 ms" for the TK75HE V2 is shorter than one report interval, so it cannot be the time from key press to PC. HLPlanet measured the sibling TK75 TMR with the Open Source Latency Testing Tool at 0.60 ms wired and 0.75 ms on 2.4 GHz. That is 0.60 / 0.125 = 4.8 report intervals, ten times the printed 0.06 ms (0.60 / 0.06), and the dongle adds 0.15 / 0.60 = 25%. The measurement is for the TK75 TMR, not the TK75HE V2. Printed latency does not separate the boards in the table: all six are 8 kHz.

Rapid trigger step. 0.005 mm (Gamakay), 0.01 mm (Epomaker) and 0.1 mm (Wooting) are how finely the setting can be typed in, not how small a movement is read reliably. On the TK75 TMR, HLPlanet found release settings below about 0.3 mm could misread neighbouring keys when the plate flexes under a firm press, and suggests about 0.4 mm. That is 0.4 / 0.005 = 80 of Gamakay's steps.

How quiet. None of the sources below publishes a sound-meter reading for these boards, so the quiet claim rests on switch design and on named listeners. AppleInsider's Wesley Hilliard tested the TK75HE V2 with Phoenix Silent switches and wrote that they "live up to the name", giving "a solid 'thunk' instead of a 'clack'"; he rated the board 2.5 out of 5 for its plastics and Mac software, not its noise. HLPlanet's Marcus Richardson called Phoenix V3 in the TK75 TMR "the kind of silent where background noise is louder than the keys", and his guide calls Phoenix V3 in the TK75HE V2 or NS75 "essentially the only mainstream silent magnetic option available".

Not recommended

Epomaker HE68 Lite, if silence is the goal. Its five layers of foam and pads sit under a standard Clear Mag switch, and Epomaker's page names no silent switch for it and no other magnetic switches that fit. It is the lowest-priced board here, but foam damps the case, not the key hitting the bottom of the switch.

Gamakay "Hall Effect v1" Phoenix switches as spares for a V2 board. Gamakay still sells them from $3.99, and its own listing says: "The V1 Magnetic switch- Mercury and Phoenix only work for the TK75HE V1." Spares or a swap set for the TK75HE V2, NS75 or another maker's board need the "Hall Effect V3" listing.

Sources

• Gamakay TK75HE V2: $89.99, in stock, "Ultra-low latency (0.06ms) meets 8 KHz polling", Phoenix V3 and Mercury V3 versions at the same price (read 2026-11-11) — gamakay.com
• Gamakay x NaughShark NS75: $79.99, in stock, 0.005 mm actuation accuracy, 8K polling, 16K scan rate, wired / 2.4G / Bluetooth (read 2026-11-11) — gamakay.com
• Gamakay TK75 TMR: $109.99, in stock (read 2026-11-11) — gamakay.com
• Phoenix V3 and Mercury V3 force, travel and flux table; 45 switches per pack; boards tested and boards that do not fit (HLPlanet, Marcus Richardson, 2026-07-01; read 2026-11-11) — www.hlplanet.com
• Gamakay Hall Effect V3 switches: from $13.99, "compatible... with other brands' Hall Effect keyboards that support magnetic switches" (read 2026-11-11) — gamakay.com
• TK75 TMR review: 0.60 ms wired and 0.75 ms on 2.4 GHz with OSLTT, release settings below about 0.3 mm, 8,000 mAh, accepts 5-pin mechanical switches, quiet verdict (HLPlanet, 2026-05-18; read 2026-11-11) — www.hlplanet.com
• Lekker L60 (40 gf, 60 gf, 4.0 mm) and L45 (30 gf, 45 gf, 4.0 mm); NS75 switch options; Wooting 80HE wired only; "essentially the only mainstream silent magnetic option" (HLPlanet guide, 2026-10-26; read 2026-11-11) — www.hlplanet.com
• Wooting 80HE: ships with Lekker L60 V2, true 8 kHz, "0.125ms input speed, on every key", actuation 0.1 to 4.0 mm in 0.1 mm steps (read 2026-11-11) — wooting.io
• Wooting 80HE store listing: $179.99, in stock (read 2026-11-11) — wooting.store
• Epomaker HE68 Lite: $42.49, Clear Mag switch 37 ± 5 gf trigger, 45 gf max bottom-out, 3.4 ± 0.1 mm, five dampening layers, wired only, 8,000 Hz, 0.125 ms (read 2026-11-11) — epomaker.com
• NuPhy Air75 HE: $129.95; Gateron low-profile Magnetic Jade 30 ± 10 gf to 50 ± 10 gf and Jade Pro 40 ± 10 gf to 60 ± 10 gf, 3.3 mm travel (HLPlanet, 2026-04-28; read 2026-11-11) — www.hlplanet.com
• NuPhy Air75 HE named best quiet gaming keyboard; wired only, 8,000 Hz maximum polling (RTINGS, updated 2026-10-26; read 2026-11-11) — www.rtings.com
• TK75HE V2 with Phoenix Silent switches: "a solid 'thunk' instead of a 'clack'", 2.5 out of 5, wired / 2.4G / Bluetooth (AppleInsider, Wesley Hilliard, 2026-03-02; read 2026-11-11) — appleinsider.com
• Gamakay Hall Effect v1 switches: from $3.99, "only work for the TK75HE V1" (read 2026-11-11) — gamakay.com

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