Best laptop for sims 3

@NameesaiLayy  First of all, let's make sure your current computer is the issue and there isn't anything else that might be causing Sims 3 to run badly.  Please run a dxdiag and attach it to a post.

https://help.ea.com/en/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

In general, any modern gaming laptop, as in, one that has an Nvidia 1650 or 3050 or better or the AMD equivalent, should be able to run Sims 3 on mostly ultra graphics settings.  These graphics cards are always paired with a suitable processor and enough RAM, and they'll have enough drive space, almost always in SSD form.  It can be necessary to make some adjustments, but the hardware itself will be sufficient.  So the easy way to shop is to find a model with one of those GPUs, or something one tier up if you prefer, that's within your budget and meets your other needs.

But like I said, before you spend any more money, let's see whether it should even be necessary.

I don't know a whole lot about computers I only thought it may be the new laptop because my old laptop runs Sims 3 way quicker with the same amount of custom content and it was only a 200 dollar hp that I used for school. This was the laptop  was thinking about getting. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-omen-16-1-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-512gb-ssd-shadow-black/6479083.p?skuId=6479083

I would love some other suggestions and the steps to limit in-game framerates. Thank you.

Just bought it!

@NameesaiLayy  Sorry I didn't get back to you this afternoon; I was kind of busy today.  At any rate, since you've already bought the Omen (which is an excellent gaming laptop, no criticism here), the only question is how to limit in-game framerates.

The reason I said it was better to wait until you had the laptop and had installed Sims 3 was that you'll need to test in-game to see whether a given setting works.  Laptops with dual graphics, as this one has, may or may not respond to settings within the built-in Nvidia Control Panel, but that's the place to start.  Right-click on the desktop, select the Control Panel, choose Manage 3D Settings > Program settings, and choose ts3.exe (Origin install) or ts3w.exe (with the w, disc or Steam install).  Scroll down to Max Frame Rate and set it to the refresh rate of your laptop's screen.

If you don't know the refresh rate, right-click on the desktop and select Display settings, then Advanced Display Settings, and you'll see the value listed in Hz (Hertz).  It's likely 60 or 144, perhaps 120; in any case, that's the limit you want to set.  You can also enable vertical sync in the same place as the max frame rate.  This only applies in fullscreen mode but does help prevent graphics glitches.

Load the game, open the cheats console (crtl-shift-C) and enter "fps on" without quotes.  A number will appear in the upper-right corner of the screen, and it should never go above the limit you've set.  If it does, that means the Nvidia Control Panel settings aren't holding, so you'll need to use an outside tool.  If this is the case, let me know whether you play only in fullscreen mode, or you plan to play in windowed mode at least some of the time.

Thank you!! It runs great.