@Kimmi81 The stills are great and exactly what I wanted, and wow, that's a pretty bad look. One thing that shouldn't cause this but is nonetheless worth addressing is that your graphics card and its VRAM are both rated as a 1. It looks like you've tried to get the GPU recognized, but it didn't work: it's not Found but Matched, which wouldn't be the case if it were in the database.
What kind of install do you have? It looks like you may have installed via disc, in which case I would strongly suggest running the Super Patch. The launcher doesn't do a thorough job of patching on its own, so it's always helpful to run the Super Patch. Doing so will also revert your .sgr files to their original states, which is helpful in this case because it will undo the (unsuccessful) edits made to try to add your GPU. You can find the patch here, under Cumulative Base Game Super Patcher:
https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/175477/official-ea-download-link-for-the-sims-3-cumulative-manual-update
If I'm wrong and you've actually installed via Steam, don't run the Super Patch, which may break the install if it runs at all. Instead, open your Steam library, right-click the Sims 3 game tile, and select Properties > Local files > Verify integrity of the game files.
We can get your GPU recognized if you want, but as said, this alone shouldn't cause the graphical issues you're seeing.
Once you've done that, please open the Nvidia Control Panel, select Manage 3D Settings > Program settings, choose ts3w.exe (with the W) on the list, set vertical sync and triple buffering to On, and set the Max Frame Rate to 165. Then try again to play. Please test both fullscreen and windowed modes, restarting the game after switching.
I don't know whether the CP settings will hold because it depends on how your laptop is wired. To check, bring up the cheats console (ctrl-shift-C) and enter fps on . The fps counter will show up in the upper-right corner of the screen, and it shouldn't exceed the limit you've set. If it does, let me know; there are other ways to limit framerates too.