Hardware Edition is guaranteed to lag most of the time! It is recommended that you keep your camera above the player at most times, or install custom mods.
Hardware Edition offers support for actual PS3 Hardware, however, using this version will cause other mods to not be compatible with LOS. So if you are using Hardware Edition on a emulator or hardware, you will lose the privilege to install multiple mods at once. Hardware Edition also includes a rendering optimization to avoid any slow down/lag of any sort. However, custom patches/mods are available to customize your LOS experience even more!
Instalation tutorial: