MacBook Pro Mid-2010 Intermittent Shut-Down and Fuzzy Screen

Hi,
My MacBook Pro Mid-2010 has been having some problems recently. Hope someone will be able to help me with this. Below are the symptoms that has been showing.
Symptoms:
1. Intermittent Shutdown
2. Screen going fuzzy (when I give it a slight tap it will be fine but everything just hangs)
3. 3 beep sound
4. Can't start up (The sleep light will just stay on but nothing appears. I have to force shutdown and try starting it again.)
I have recently done a clean install of Yosemite but the problem is still occuring.
I also took it down to Singapore Apple Service Centre to try to get the problem fixed. But the initial tests shows that all the components in the Mac is working fine. I will need to pay for a full test as my Mac is out of warranty hence I did not send it in.
Below is a copy of the recent log after it shut down by itself.
Appreciate if someone can help me with this!
Thank you!
Regards,
Kai Yuan
Anonymous UUID:       730F95C2-DB71-659C-6654-559BD5396C64
Sun Nov 16 20:38:03 2014
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff801c01e80a): Kernel trap at 0xffffff801c35a806, type 13=general protection, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x00000001069a1000, CR3: 0x000000001e2fc001, CR4: 0x00000000000226e0
RAX: 0xd7f3000000000000, RBX: 0xffffff802c1370f0, RCX: 0x0000000025000000, RDX: 0x0000000000000000
RSP: 0xffffff80b28cbd00, RBP: 0xffffff80b28cbd20, RSI: 0x0000000000000002, RDI: 0xffffff802c122528
R8:  0x0000000000000001, R9:  0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000002000, R11: 0x0000000000000022
R12: 0xffffff802c1370f0, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff80b28cbe18, R15: 0xffffff802c122528
RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff801c35a806, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x00000001069a1000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x2
mp = 0xffffff80278dbc00, phys = 0x1e649c00, prev (0x7: 0x1bd13000-0x1be00000)
vp = 0xffffff80278dbc00, phys = 0x11b8d40f0, prev (0xb: 0xffec4000-0xffee8000)
0xffffff80278da000: aAAAAGsAAABwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABAICA gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAACAgB4fCQcgAACACAAAACETGg2GkqKTgoIaPgACAgACKggAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAgEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG1hcCBhdXRvX2hvbQjXQCeA////AAACAP8PAAAAAAA h/////z8AAAAA0BwoQNutKWNUYjgAno0ngP///wCyjSfQsTie4NxlHID///8A360pgP///yDdrSmA/// /QN2tKYD///9QqI0nCABQBAAACAAABAAAAAIAAAEAAC0VAAAAYXV0b2ZzAAAvbmV0bWFwIC1ob3PAzAA A4A4O7pDu3g5lgAAgIASwOYAPIAAB/P83YNANAAAA
0xffffff80278db000: eAAAAIEAAACNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAgB4fCQcgAACACAAAACETGgmGkqLTgoMZP0QBMwACKQQ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AADAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAwMAfH4mHLQAGwAgAAAAhExoNidMiE4aPKn9oAuoAAhoAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIjyRyeA////AAACAP8PAAAAAAAh/////z8AAAAAUa0 nIN2tKYD///+4V2E4AKiNJ4D///8AvI0nMAlmHCDcZRyA////oEWYJ9CylS9Qso0nABAQBAAQEADoMRw nZGV2Zi9kZXb/DwAAACLnt//////4LgoAAAAAIT8AAACA4pEnsESYJynJ1hsgU28cGkkAABjeZhxg22U c8IBFKBBxEyxgS5gnYLyNJwDQgAQAAV2AABAAAAAAEAAAdkIH///LBv8FywYBcHcABAAAAREAAABoZnM AzAAADA7uDuDu7m7jAAAAMMALDswMAHDgDg5u7u7uPu7+DgAGIAAIAgFsDjgDCAAT/wMODWACaBZsTjA HIAAIAgFgKj+bAz4AAgD4P4CDBwH+vQAA
0xffffff80278dc000: WQAAAF0AAABkAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAgIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwgIAaHxoHLQAGQAoRAAAAABIDABAAAIAAFn0AAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHh8JByAAAIAAAAAAAAAiAS9kZXYvZGlzazEAAAjInieA////AAAAAgABAAAAAEA AAwAAACHdCAAAAAAhMEyYJwMAAADA4pEnQMaNJwAQAAAAAAIA/w8AAAAAACH/////wIx3JwIAAAAAAAA A4ADmDk7uBM4AAAzsAIIQAArYeiP/Ax4AAvwPOFCCCRAgAAgCAQAOAAAA
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80abe1de10 : 0xffffff801bf3a811
0xffffff80abe1de90 : 0xffffff801c01e80a
0xffffff80abe1e050 : 0xffffff801c03a443
0xffffff80abe1e070 : 0xffffff801c35a806
0xffffff80b28cbd20 : 0xffffff801c142c3b
0xffffff80b28cbdd0 : 0xffffff801c357da7
0xffffff80b28cbeb0 : 0xffffff801c15c86b
0xffffff80b28cbdd0 : 0xffffff801c146ef4
0xffffff80b28cbf40 : 0xffffff801c1510f7
0xffffff80b28cbf50 : 0xffffff801c44dcb2
0xffffff80b28cbfb0 : 0xffffff801c03ac46
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchd
Mac OS version:
14A389
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Sep 19 00:26:44 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2782.1.97~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 89E10306-BC78-3A3B-955C-7C4922577E61
Kernel slide:     0x000000001bc00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801be00000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff801bd00000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2  Mac-F22586C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 694617714744
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USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
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Thunderbolt Bus:

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Here the report:
Charge Information:
  Charge Remaining (mAh):          3356
  Fully Charged:          No
  Charging:          Yes
  Full Charge Capacity (mAh):          6626
  Health Information:
  Cycle Count:          367
  Condition:          Normal
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    0xffffff80a2a4b620 : 0xffffff7f8ed95e56
    0xffffff80a2a4b760 : 0xffffff7f8ed968fb
    0xffffff80a2a4b890 : 0xffffff7f8edc9bce
    0xffffff80a2a4b8d0 : 0xffffff7f8edca923
    0xffffff80a2a4b910 : 0xffffff7f8edc434c
    0xffffff80a2a4ba70 : 0xffffff7f8edc4c5c
    0xffffff80a2a4bab0 : 0xffffff7f8edc0213
    0xffffff80a2a4bae0 : 0xffffff7f8eda33a4
    0xffffff80a2a4bb30 : 0xffffff800d101c92
    0xffffff80a2a4bb60 : 0xffffff800d102859
    0xffffff80a2a4bbc0 : 0xffffff800d100003
    0xffffff80a2a4bd00 : 0xffffff800cbea517
    0xffffff80a2a4be10 : 0xffffff800cb3e91c
    0xffffff80a2a4be40 : 0xffffff800cb235a3
    0xffffff80a2a4be90 : 0xffffff800cb33e8d
    0xffffff80a2a4bf10 : 0xffffff800cc0a142
    0xffffff80a2a4bfb0 : 0xffffff800cc3ac66
          Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
             com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0)[796AE430-39FB-3255-8161-D52AFA28 EE2B]@0xffffff7f8d773000->0xffffff7f8d9dcfff
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[766FC23F-452C-3B74-951C-598BB17BCF06]@0xffffff 7f8d324000
                dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[F4738C55-B507-3627-A9CA-3D29A5230A03]@0xff ffff7f8d763000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[6D99A3BE-D531-3780-880B-13F2FC894A4A]@0 xffffff7f8d71c000
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.7.21)[32B7E2DE-1F9D-3555-B687-7A76A62B81D2]@ 0xffffff7f8f7af000->0xffffff7f8f7c2fff
    dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.7.21)[62689710-EEA7-307A-AC83-B8F25DA88 A6A]@0xffffff7f8f7a7000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[70E2B65E-A91A-3522-A1A0-79FD63EABB4C]@0xfffff f7f8d5a9000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[766FC23F-452C-3B74-951C-598BB17BCF06]@0xffffff 7f8d324000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[6D99A3BE-D531-3780-880B-13F2FC894A4A]@0 xffffff7f8d71c000
    dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.1.0)[0183904C-6A16-32C4-9405-EEFD7F820B 02]@0xffffff7f8f7aa000
      com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(10.0)[7FE40648-F15F-3E18-91E2-FDDDF4C DA355]@0xffffff7f8d9e7000->0xffffff7f8dc90fff
    dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[796AE430-39FB-3255-8161-D52AFA 28EE2B]@0xffffff7f8d773000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[766FC23F-452C-3B74-951C-598BB17BCF06]@0xffffff 7f8d324000
    com.apple.GeForceTesla(10.0)[67CD214F-0F26-3BEF-BAD0-CF0F83C2616D]@0xffffff7f8e d66000->0xffffff7f8ee33fff
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[766FC23F-452C-3B74-951C-598BB17BCF06]@0xffffff 7f8d324000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[F4738C55-B507-3627-A9CA-3D29A5230A03]@0xff ffff7f8d763000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[6D99A3BE-D531-3780-880B-13F2FC894A4A]@0 xffffff7f8d71c000
    dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[796AE430-39FB-3255-8161-D52AFA 28EE2B]@0xffffff7f8d773000
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer
    Mac OS version:
    14A389
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0: Fri Sep 19 00:26:44 PDT 2014; root:xnu-2782.1.97~2/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 89E10306-BC78-3A3B-955C-7C4922577E61
    Kernel slide: 0x000000000c800000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff800ca00000
    __HIB  text base: 0xffffff800c900000
    System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 16001284872707
    last loaded kext at 289099076381: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          3.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7f8f8b1000, size 389120)
    last unloaded kext at 257590191893: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          656.4.1 (addr 0xffffff7f8df74000, size 65536)
    loaded kexts:
    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs            3.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC           1.70
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor   1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AGPM        100.14.37
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs            3.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager            4.3.0f10
    com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog        1
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver     124
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 266.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphics    10.0.0
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC  1.7.3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHDGraphicsFB            10.0.0
    com.apple.GeForceTesla       10.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport           4.3.0f10
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU     2.0.4d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet       1.0.1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X      7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess   1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHV    1
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver           266.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl            3.7.21
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC   1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.2.10
    com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor           3.0.4d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons        240.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader     3.5.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController            327.5
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless      1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib  1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache            35
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard    240.2
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient            3.7.0
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage           2.6.5
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331           800.20.24
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub      705.4.1
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet   10.1.2b3
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort     3.0.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI      5.5.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI     705.4.14
    com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager      161.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons           3.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC  2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET           1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS       2.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC        3.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC            1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          218.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall   161
    com.apple.security.quarantine        3
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet     8
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement        218.0.0
    com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl     3.7.21
    com.apple.kext.triggers         1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily         11
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          266.5
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib      1.15
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily         200.6
    com.apple.vecLib.kext           1.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController        266.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily           266.5
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0
    com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla         10.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport            4.3.0f10
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP           2.2.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface     97
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily  4.3.0f10
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI   1.0.12d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl     3.7.21
    com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla           10.0.0
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.8.0d49
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient     705.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert     1.1.0
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport      2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.13d1
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice       3.7.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass     3.7.0
    com.apple.driver.CoreStorage          471
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch       245.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver     705.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub       705.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite        705.4.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice        3.7.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 2.6.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily   3.7.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController  1.0.3b3
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.7.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.5.6
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family       700.52
    com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient 1.0.1b8
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily           3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily            705.4.14
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM  2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily            2.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime            2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily       1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox 300.0
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore     2
    com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity            1.0.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager           1.0
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages           389.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily      2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily       31
    com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform         3.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.Libm   1
    com.apple.kec.pthread          1
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto     1.0

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    MacBook Pro
    (13-inch, Mid 2010)
    4
    4
    DVD
    DVD
    DVD
    MacBook Pro
    (15-inch, Mid 2010)
    5
    5
    4
    DVD
    DVD
    DVD
    MacBook Pro
    (17-inch, Mid 2010)
    5
    5
    4
    DVD
    DVD
    DVD
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