@Purrdalecki
Virtual Reality pre-rendered frames is fine at default settings... 1.
Antialiasing - FXAA improves image quality and color for 3D images. Less demanding than other Antialiasing settings. It's up to you if you want this on or not. Test to see how your computer performs with it on for The Sims 3.
Triple Buffering is good paired with v-sync.
Know that using v-sync with the NVidia Control Panel will only work in fullscreen mode so if you choose to play in windowed mode, you will need another tool to cap frames like NVidia Inspector.
It is good to keep High Detail lots on low because it's fewer surroundings the game has to render. As for the other game settings w/ your card, test to see how your computer performs. If you don't see an improvement personally then that's up to you.
These are my game settings that work for me but you will need to see what works for you. I actually keep High Detail lots at 2-4 most of the time unless I'm taking certain screenshots. Reshade works as an overlay, you're basically photoshopping the game. You will need the built-in screen capture Reshade has or an external program since the in-game camera doesn't capture overlays. Sharpening shaders work much like photoshop sharpening filters do.
You can Google search some examples. It's true, HQ mod is not recommended for gameplay. It's aimed at sim modeling. With a lower texture size and the right content, it's possible to get away with using it for gameplay. I use a lower texture size paired with some HD skin. The mod allows the higher texture size to render. So without special HD content w/ high texture size... HQ mod is useless because it's not like a Reshade overlay.
I personally have tried Reshade a couple of times and still prefer to not use it. In my opinion, the 10 frames I lose using this tool is not worth it... I've created my own photoshop action and use that instead. It's simply editing my screenshots old school vs using an overlay but I follow plenty of people who do use Reshade and love it. It's up to you really what you want out of your game performance.
