Final Cut randomly reboots my Mac

Hello, I'm writing here hoping it is the right place for this kind of issue.
The issue I'm reporting happens since I updated my OS to Mavericks and therefore updating Final Cut to 10.1.1 - It occurs on a MacBook Pro Late 2011 - 4GB Ram, 512MB video.
The computer reboots itself while Final Cut Pro is running and while is booting it reboots again (while the apple is shown and the background becomes dimmer), then finally the OS starts successfully, Final Cut is opened again by the OS (since it was previously open) and if I don't Force Quit it, and let Final Cut open again it would reboot the system once again.
This behaviour is apparently random (doesn't always occur) and only with Final Cut - I do use this Mac intensively, often more than 8 hours in a row without experiencing any issue.
I also use applications such as Photoshop and Lightroom, experiencing no problem with them. I have been thinking that there could be an issue with my video card since I believe that Final Cut makes a strong use of the graphic processor, in a way that other applications do not (this would explain why it only occurs with Final Cut?).
I've also run the Apple Hardware Test that reported the hardware to be OK.
The battery on this laptop is dead, the battery icon has a cross on it and if I click it, it states "No Battery Available". I'm not sure this could be causing Final Cut to reboot my Mac, but I thought I'd mention it.
Is there anything else I can do to troubleshoot the issue?

You need to take it to an Apple service technician or store.

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