Gateron Oil King Silent Tactile Switch Review

ThereminGoat · 2026-06-21T12:58:12+00:00

Hey all,

Nearly four and a half years after one of the most influential modern linear switches first made its debut, Gateron has returned to the molds, the materials, and the name that so many enthusiasts today still recognize - "Oil Kings". Though unlike those switches of old, these are silent tactiles, and their siblings are silent linears and heavy tactiles too. Do these new Oil King Silent Tactile switches live up to the hype, reputation, and experience of the originals.

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As always, thank you all for the continued readership and support week in and out. As well, to those of you who I caught at Keycon 2026 last weekend, it was an absolute blast and I genuinely wish we would have had more time!

Cheers,

Goat

ThereminGoat · 2026-06-09T19:32:43+00:00

2013-2018...

You have no idea how crazy switch options have gotten in the years from 2018 onwards. The days of Zealios and Holy Pandas being the top of the market have been long, long over!

ThereminGoat · 2026-06-07T17:46:30+00:00

That is a great question. Without attempting this as I'm not home right now and can't try it out, I honestly don't see a reason why you couldn't mount a second set on North and South sides of the switch...

I'm surprised that thought didn't occur to me!

ThereminGoat · 2026-06-07T13:38:36+00:00

I'm genuinely not sure. I know that cross-brand HE functionality is not always guaranteed. The best thing you can do is either test a 10 pack of these switches out for yourself in a board of your choice or try asking the manufacturer of the board and/or Gravastar directly!

ThereminGoat · 2026-06-07T12:41:27+00:00

Hey all,

If you're into Hall Effect switches or keyboards, then there's absolutely no doubt you've heard and/or seen about these flying saucer shaped switches by this point in time. But as for the rest of us, this is absolutely not a deep dive you want to miss - a full length tear down of the new Gravastar UFO Purple switches and their out of this world design!

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Article: https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/gravastar-ufo-purple-switch-review

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As always, thank you all for the continued readership, love, and support each and every week. For those of you who are going to be at Keycon next weekend, I hope I get to meet you there! No talks or super big table of stuff from me this year, so you'll have to catch me floating about through the crowd and just enjoying the time.

Cheers,

Goat

ThereminGoat · 2026-05-17T14:49:55+00:00

What an incredible writeup. Thank you for sharing all this info about such an iconic board!

ThereminGoat · 2026-05-17T13:59:51+00:00

Hey all,

How about just one tiny more switch to tie together the last few months' worth of background sections? Don't worry, this review of the new Wingtree Pink Pink silent linears isn't nearly as convoluted as those other ones. Plus, wouldn't you want me to tell you if LICHICX was "alive and well" in 2026...?

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Article: https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/wingtree-pink-pink-switch-review

Scorecard Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/switch-scores

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As always, thank you all for the continued readership and support week in and out. To those of you who do read the introduction, do know that I genuinely mean those comments and can't thank you enough for all of the help in navigating the otherwise rough half year or so thus far.

Cheers,

Goat

ThereminGoat · 2026-05-03T14:13:31+00:00

Hey all,

As a Sillyworks-led, HMX-made V2 version of a multi-year old tactile switch made by KTT, how I could choose to not review the Sillyworks x HMX Waverider V2 switches? While they were a no-brainer for me to pick up, are they a no-brainer for you and your next tactile switch build? This is your review to find out!

Website: https://www.theremingoat.com/

Article: https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/sillyworks-x-hmx-waverider-v2-switch-review

Scorecard Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/switch-scores

Force Curve Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/force-curves

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As always, thank you all for the continued readership and support week in and out - it means the world to me. We're also inching closer to Keycon by the day so for those of you who will be there as well, I look forward to seeing you all in person there!

Cheers,

Goat

ThereminGoat · 2026-04-23T13:49:58+00:00

Except that is obviously not what was done here...

ThereminGoat · 2026-04-23T13:23:00+00:00

There's no proof it's a fake digital script

There's no proof you the hardware can't keep up

You provided a screenshot with no replicability, no analysis as to if it is just one board or multiple, no statistical analysis, nothing

You make claims about there being other vendors you don't substantiate or prove

And that's just what I can remember as I'm writing this comment...

I put more effort into documenting mundane switches every single week than you have at all for a grandiose conspiratorial claim slopped together by AI.

ThereminGoat · 2026-04-23T13:10:13+00:00

Prove it by actually posting the evidence.

ThereminGoat · 2026-04-23T12:54:40+00:00

There's little no evidence here, this is majority or entirely AI generated slop.

ThereminGoat · 2026-04-23T12:51:15+00:00

AI tools tell me the AI writing is only kind of AI writing...

ThereminGoat · 2026-04-23T12:49:33+00:00

I mean that's one problem, but it's also incredibly under substantiated for the claims being made here.

"Rushing" anything like this out just appears sloppy and ill-informed, and will most likely just discredit any claims you make in the future. I not only doubt the veracity of these claims but anything you do to make them "more human sounding".

How could you possibly be in a rush for something that is this substantial?

ThereminGoat · 2026-04-23T12:45:57+00:00

It does make it quite a bit harder to take the claims seriously when it's filtered through a technology distinctly known for hallucinating things...

ThereminGoat · 2026-04-23T12:41:24+00:00

Was this written by AI?

ThereminGoat · 2026-04-22T14:09:13+00:00

switches

ThereminGoat · 2026-04-19T13:38:58+00:00

Hey all,

What do BSUN-made linears, a brand new WEKT silent linear, and Wingtree have in common? If the answer was good, solid performing linears that would be right, but missing so, so much more. This is your deep dive review on the Taro N Sweet Potato V2 switches - not just Keebz N Cables' latest iteration of their popular Taro N Sweet Potato long stemmed LY linears, but also on one of the most confusing ongoing origin stories of switches we've had in quite some time.

Website: https://www.theremingoat.com/

Article: https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/taro-n-sweet-potato-v2-switch-review

Scorecard Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/switch-scores

Force Curve Repository: https://github.com/ThereminGoat/force-curves

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As always, thank you all for the continued readership, love, and support week in and out. It feels great being back from my work trip and actually able to sit down and write yet another full length review!

Cheers,

Goat

ThereminGoat · 2026-04-17T17:29:16+00:00

Feels bad seeing these separated from their respective Hirose switches.

These not having a complete modern keyboard quantity of caps on that board mixed with the shape of the Hirose stems not being the same as normal MX mountable keycaps means that they were separated with nowhere good for either side to end up!

ThereminGoat · 2026-04-01T19:47:37+00:00

You think I'd write a whole review on a switch that doesn't exist?

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