Is my i7 MBP GPU malfunctioning?  Strange pattern on screen?

Happens in the morning after the computer has been sleeping all night.
Diamond shape artifacting I guess?
Computer runs for about 3 minutes, then screen gets a strange pattern across it, then locks up.
Looks like this after the hard boot.
Pics
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/428893/Mbp/Photo%20Dec%2002%2C%209%2010%2015%20AM.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/428893/Mbp/Photo%20Dec%2002%2C%209%2012%2010%20AM.jpg
Video
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/428893/Mbp/Movie%20Dec%2002%2C%209%2010%2051%20AM.mov
After I leave it on for a bit and let it warm up reset the power then it boots like this.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/428893/Mbp/Movie%20Dec%2002%2C%209%2013%2043%20AM.mov
After it gets to the desktop things are really crashy and don't load properly, so a 3rd boot is needed.
After 3 reboots the problem goes away, so what ever it is I assume needs to warm up before it works right.
Its obviously hardware related, I suspect my logic board / GPU need to be replaced?
All this happens as soon as I move to Mexico where there are no Mac service places around!
Anyone know if mac will ship replacement parts for user serviceable components?

Unfortunately, this does have the look of a hardware problem, probably having to do with a graphics chip. Have you tried running the extended version of the Apple Hardware test? You might get an error code which would indicate where the problem is.
There is a way to contact Apple in Mexico--you might want to do that and see what options they can offer you:
http://www.apple.com/support/contact/phone_contacts.html
Good luck!

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