Little fix for anyone with a struggling system, particularly an old one.
CLEAN THAT THING OUT! I have a shiny new(ish) laptop now but back when FM10 came out my old celeron powered HP laptop (which was hardly market leading when purchased) really struggled to run the game. I took it apart and thoroughly cleaned it inside, there was a lot of grime, hair, dust etc in there. After that all the internals were able to perform more efficiently without overheating.
There was a noticeable improvement in processing speed, and the match engine seemed slightly smoother. I'm not saying it will make a huge difference but it allowed me to tolerate the game on an old system instead of absolutely hate every moment of play like i would have done if i had extensively played the game without cleaning the laptop.
Games cannot be expected to push for new limits/achieve new feats in line with the capabilities of the emerging tech if they are also expected to support legacy systems. I haven't seen much moaning this year (yet) regarding not being able to run the game on a system that was mid range at best 4 years ago, so as a warning, please don't make topics/posts like 'booo my brand new laptop won't run FM, what a load of old rubbish.' etc.
The chances are your 'new' laptop was built on processors/boards that are 5+ years old unless you are buying products that carry the new generation of chips, then your 'new' laptop is just a rehash of my old one that i cleaned out.