The Sims 3 has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.

I have the exact same laptop and I am also experiencing problems playing the Sims 3 that I've been using via my Origin account for years now. The game keeps shutting down after a few minutes of play time. I even went in and tried to set the data execution prevention for all the game files.