Posted October 19, 2015 So i posted a few days ago about looking to buy a new GPU around 200$ and I have narrowed down my choice to a R9 380. I was checking NewEgg and i saw 2 versions of the MSI R9 380 4GB versions. One is "LE" and another is "Regular". A quick research told me "LE" stands for Lite Edition which is slightly underclocked. So my question is, how significant is the difference between these 2 and which one is the better choice. The price difference is like 30$, so which model is worth buying? MSI Radeon R9 380 R9 380 GAMING 4G LE 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ATX Video Cardhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127879 MSI Radeon R9 380 R9 380 GAMING 4G 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ATX Video Cardhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127878 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2015 I'd say get the standard edition - not sure what LE stands for in this case. Back in the day, the 7870 XT was Tahiti LE so if it's like that it could be a 390 core cut down to a 380 size. Not sure though Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280 3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD RedCelestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VTWindows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2015 The LE is a lower clocked one, (30Mhz) but at a lower cost. Get the LE one and OC it = win win Let's agree to disagree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2015 L.E. stands for Light Edition (i.e. not Lightning Edition). Basically means standard clock speeds with no pre-OC. Cheaper, but it's reference clock speeds.Yea I have a 980ti LE. It literally means nothing if you are willing to overclock. I mean it's possible that you wouldn't get as good of an OC but not particularly likely. But it does mean I need a +279 Mhz core boost to hit my 1507 standard max oc.It's still physically the exact same card and it doesn't use reference pcb or anything so no red flags. Its just a cheaper card variant for people willing to overclock. LINK-> Kurald Galain: The Night Eternal Top 5820k, 980ti SLI Build in the World* CPU: i7-5820k // GPU: SLI MSI 980ti Gaming 6G // Cooling: Full Custom WC // Mobo: ASUS X99 Sabertooth // Ram: 32GB Crucial Ballistic Sport // Boot SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB Mass SSD: Crucial M500 960GB // PSU: EVGA Supernova 850G2 // Case: Fractal Design Define S Windowed // OS: Windows 10 // Mouse: Razer Naga Chroma // Keyboard: Corsair k70 Cherry MX Reds Headset: Senn RS185 // Monitor: ASUS PG348Q // Devices: Note 10+ - Surface Book 2 15" LINK-> Ainulindale: Music of the Ainur Prosumer DYI FreeNAS CPU: Xeon E3-1231v3 // Cooling: Noctua L9x65 // Mobo: AsRock E3C224D2I // Ram: 16GB Kingston ECC DDR3-1333 HDDs: 4x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB // PSU: EVGA 650GQ // Case: Fractal Design Node 304 // OS: FreeNAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2015 That's the reason why I bought my MSi GTX 980 Ti Lightning Edition is because I'm too damn lazy to over clock. See I was going to overclock no matter what and I was very pleased to get a 980ti for 639USD back when the msi models were selling for 679 LINK-> Kurald Galain: The Night Eternal Top 5820k, 980ti SLI Build in the World* CPU: i7-5820k // GPU: SLI MSI 980ti Gaming 6G // Cooling: Full Custom WC // Mobo: ASUS X99 Sabertooth // Ram: 32GB Crucial Ballistic Sport // Boot SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB Mass SSD: Crucial M500 960GB // PSU: EVGA Supernova 850G2 // Case: Fractal Design Define S Windowed // OS: Windows 10 // Mouse: Razer Naga Chroma // Keyboard: Corsair k70 Cherry MX Reds Headset: Senn RS185 // Monitor: ASUS PG348Q // Devices: Note 10+ - Surface Book 2 15" LINK-> Ainulindale: Music of the Ainur Prosumer DYI FreeNAS CPU: Xeon E3-1231v3 // Cooling: Noctua L9x65 // Mobo: AsRock E3C224D2I // Ram: 16GB Kingston ECC DDR3-1333 HDDs: 4x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB // PSU: EVGA 650GQ // Case: Fractal Design Node 304 // OS: FreeNAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 19, 2015 I bet, although I bought my card mostly for the cooler and the quality. Sadly I missed out on the game coupon for the new A.C. or Rainbow 6. I got MGS5 with mine, which I've played a bit, it's not bad... But not a game I would have bought if it wasn't free. LINK-> Kurald Galain: The Night Eternal Top 5820k, 980ti SLI Build in the World* CPU: i7-5820k // GPU: SLI MSI 980ti Gaming 6G // Cooling: Full Custom WC // Mobo: ASUS X99 Sabertooth // Ram: 32GB Crucial Ballistic Sport // Boot SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB Mass SSD: Crucial M500 960GB // PSU: EVGA Supernova 850G2 // Case: Fractal Design Define S Windowed // OS: Windows 10 // Mouse: Razer Naga Chroma // Keyboard: Corsair k70 Cherry MX Reds Headset: Senn RS185 // Monitor: ASUS PG348Q // Devices: Note 10+ - Surface Book 2 15" LINK-> Ainulindale: Music of the Ainur Prosumer DYI FreeNAS CPU: Xeon E3-1231v3 // Cooling: Noctua L9x65 // Mobo: AsRock E3C224D2I // Ram: 16GB Kingston ECC DDR3-1333 HDDs: 4x HGST Deskstar NAS 3TB // PSU: EVGA 650GQ // Case: Fractal Design Node 304 // OS: FreeNAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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