Macbook Pro late 2008 with Mavericks gets Grey screen of death.

Hey guys..
When Mavericks was released, I updated my old Macbook Pro (late 2008) 2.8ghz on work, and since then I have had a couple of Grey Screen of Deaths.
I had none of those before Mavericks, so I guess thats the source of the problem.
I've been trying to figure out what might cause it, from the crash log below, but I can't seem to figure anything from it, so I was hoping you guys could help me?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to be a kernel panic, caused by some PowerManagement from kernel_task. But how do one fix that?
Anonymous UUID:       E9D5B1C8-5DAD-BA79-D217-03BABC2E9B4C
Wed Oct 30 12:06:40 2013
panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff8011cdc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f93be996c, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffef7f93c0f9b8, CR3: 0x0000000014a0a000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
RAX: 0x0ffffffb97da0000, RBX: 0xffffef7f93c0f9b0, RCX: 0x0000000000000001, RDX: 0x000000468263fc7f
RSP: 0xffffff80f3a93d80, RBP: 0xffffff80f3a93e70, RSI: 0x0000006682634051, RDI: 0xffffff80f3afd148
R8:  0x00000000e0000000, R9:  0x0000000000000005, R10: 0x000000000000081e, R11: 0xffffff8012289ce8
R12: 0xffffff8024296800, R13: 0x0000000000000005, R14: 0xffffff80f3afd148, R15: 0xffffff7f93c0de20
RFL: 0x0000000000010006, RIP: 0xffffff7f93be996c, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0xffffef7f93c0f9b8, Error code: 0x0000000000000002, Fault CPU: 0x1
Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80f3a93a10 : 0xffffff8011c22f69
0xffffff80f3a93a90 : 0xffffff8011cdc19e
0xffffff80f3a93c60 : 0xffffff8011cf3606
0xffffff80f3a93c80 : 0xffffff7f93be996c
0xffffff80f3a93e70 : 0xffffff7f93be8b89
0xffffff80f3a93f30 : 0xffffff8011cdda5c
0xffffff80f3a93f50 : 0xffffff8011c3757a
0xffffff80f3a93f90 : 0xffffff8011c378c8
0xffffff80f3a93fb0 : 0xffffff8011cd6aa7
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement(216.0)[A6EE4D7B-228E-3A3C-95BA-10 ED6F331236]@0xffffff7f93be6000->0xffffff7f93c10fff
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
Mac OS version:
13A603
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
Kernel slide:     0x0000000011a00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8011c00000
System model name: MacBookPro5,1 (Mac-F42D86C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 19122757284543
last loaded kext at 18516227224656: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio          2.9.3f17 (addr 0xffffff7f94013000, size 303104)
last unloaded kext at 18583595087255: com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.6.0 (addr 0xffffff7f93fea000, size 69632)
loaded kexts:
com.cisco.kext.acsock          1.1.0
com.apple.nke.rvi          2.0.0
com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          2.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.14.11
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.5.2fc2
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.5.2fc2
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.4.12
com.apple.GeForceTesla          8.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.13
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.12
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.4d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          240.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          240.2
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache          35
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          325.7
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.6.0
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.4.0
com.apple.nvenet          2.0.21
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          700.20.22
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.9.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          650.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI          650.4.1
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          216.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          153
com.apple.security.quarantine          3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          216.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio          2.9.3f17
com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl          3.4.12
com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.7
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.5.2fc2
com.apple.vecLib.kext          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.5.2fc2
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.5.2fc2
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.12d1
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla          8.1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d1
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla          8.1.8
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.0f6
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.9.4fc11
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.14
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          91
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.2.0f6
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.5.1d27
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.6
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.6d1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch          240.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          650.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          650.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          650.4.4
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          600.34
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.2
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.6.0
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          650.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          2.0
com.apple.driver.NVSMU          2.2.9
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          2.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
com.apple.security.sandbox          278.10
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          2
com.apple.driver.DiskImages          371.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.9
com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily          21
com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.8
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
com.apple.kec.pthread          1
com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
Model: MacBookPro5,1, BootROM MBP51.007E.B06, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.8 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.33f8
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, PCI, 256 MB
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, PCIe, 512 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393930353432382D3035312E4130304C4620
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393930353432382D3035312E4130304C4620
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
Bluetooth: Version 4.2.0f6 12982, 3 services, 15 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: Hitachi HTS723232L9SA62, 320.07 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868
USB Device: Built-in iSight
USB Device: Logitech USB Headset
USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Bus:

I am  having similair issues :  MBP 4.1  2008 
It does not want to reboot at all .
Stops with the grey screen .Spinning wheel / gear stops spinning  and Mac reboots automaticly to.... get stuck again .
Ive tried the recovery : No automatic reboot  But same screen : ( grey , stuck stopped spinning wheel)   some how it enters Disk Utility  because I can trigger the voice that ask for the language etc.  (I left it there overnight  without result )  I dont see DU on screen  ( tried second monitor : No luck )
Did a hardware test : No issues
Did single user logon  :   fsck   : No problems with the drive ( after 2 runs ) ( 1st runs : changes were made )
Did Logon Verbose status :  Initial messages :  shutdown reasons : code 128 ...   now followed by code 3
Tried to reinstall the original OSX ( 2008 )   No luck : grey screen changes to darker screen coming in from the top asking to reboot the system .
1st real bad signal was : When donwloading Maverick ( again )  to create a bootable USB  the screen started flickering ( this started when pressing the download button ???  - I had to reboot the mac to stop
2 days later :
Last Live activity with this mac was : Trying to create maverick Bootable  USB  using diskmaker X )   During this activty the mac died on me .
I have a full time machine backup : so no worries about data...I hope  )
This mac is one of the lucky ones with the bad NVDIA 8600m gt cards ... after upgrarding in march 2013 to Lion ..it crashed on me with the black screen of death ...Since apple stopped the guarantee I baked it in the oven at 200 c for 7 minutes  . For the last  months it was working Fine  .   ( Hardware check shows no issues  - and upon reboot it chimes happy ..)
What could be my next options ?  ( Obvious buying a new one ... This  is allready launched as an idea .   I need more creative thoughts :-)

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