MBP 2011 17" Early, GPU display glitch

From some days, my MBP 2011 17 inch early start to show Pink lines on display, and total Freeze, this was a expensive machine around 3000 USD, i found a lot of documentation about that... but i can't pay 650 USD for fix that...
What i do, i have remove Battery conector for some minutes... also i remove Ram, reinstall ram and connect battery... now i can work for some hours before crash again... is the glitches on display restart step one... well... I think apple need take this Subject with more serious... and create a replacement logic board...
Excuse my terrible english....

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I swapped the HD with another one that also has OSX on it, same thing, so it's clearly not a software issue.
Connecting a HDMI cable will cause the computer to reboot 4-5 times before, if you're lucky, it will boot normally.
Browsing with flash tends to do it too as it uses the nVidia GPU.
So, I was thinking about bringing the computer to the shop as now the 2011 computers with GPU problems are fixed by Apple.
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If I run some GPU benchmark tool, some burn-in tools, etc... it's stable.
I downloaded Apple's hardware diagnostic tool, which the shops use to determine eligibility, and the computer passed without any problems.
but it will crash the moment I connect it to a TV...
Because of this, most likely the store will tell me the computer is fine...
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If there is nothing else shown on the page other than your verified purchase date and that your limited warranty has expired, then I would guess that it is not covered. Your best bet, just to be sure would be to contact Apple and have them check manually.
The serial number of each machine is unique and can identify when the MacBook Pro was manufactured, which is how Apple decide whether or not your machine is eligible for cover within the extension program as it only covers machines manufactured from and to a certain date.
The symptoms on the repair extension page are as follows:
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http://i3.tinypic.com/6jus228.png
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well, I just returned from the Apple Store. They did open a Trouble Ticket for me and gave me a case #. The good news is we both (dude from the genius bar) agree its not a hardware issue so I did not have to send out my Mac. Since the problem is able to be re-produced for me he was able to see what Im talking about.
manuamador,
are you seeing green static when you open up Photo Booth (or iChat as well) and select the visual effects on the 3rd tab (moon, roller coaster, polka dots...)? This is how I was able to prove the issue 100% of the time. as for the same issue you have (here is a screen shot of mine) http://telcon-solutions.com/apple/Picture1.jpg
and this is what happens when I replicate video issue with photo booth and iChat
http://telcon-solutions.com/apple/Picture2.jpg
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Ha. Welp, best $8 I ever spent.
I SWWWEEEAAARRR I tried that earlier this afternoon; also I like totally swear I looked up and down the support site too. I knew it would be easy, just not that easy.
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