Need to perform a hardware test, but pressing D during startup is fruitless

I've got some sort of glitch I need to work through. I'm assuming it's hardware related, and I directly suspect the GPU, or maybe a lose connection thereto (symptoms are coming and going). Symptoms coincided directly with an OSX update to 10.9.4, but that might just be incidental. Unfortunately, upon startup, I can't load into the Hardware Tester/Diagnostics tool... pressing 'D' during startup leads me to looking at a grey screen for about half a minute, then the MBP just decides to load into OSX. I've tried to perform this test about ten times now - same result each time.
Here's a couple of pictures of my screen when the issue is playing up. It's obviously rendering the computer unusable:
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh230/ravenhaller/IMG_0290_zps1166b6b2.jpg
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh230/ravenhaller/IMG_0293_zps67c6c3fb.jpg
I'm trying for a combo update reinstall of 10.9.4 right now. But if you have any other advice i'm all ears.

Yes. In one of those photos i've provided it's the OSX recovery screen that is bugging out. I seem to have a 50/50 hit rate in getting through - like I said - the symptoms are coming and going. Once within OSX recovery menu i've fired up disk utilities to make sure i'm not dealing with a dying HD - disk utility is suggesting my HD is in perfect health and perfect working order.
I just followed through with reinstalling the 10.9.4 combo update too - I still can't perform a hardware test.

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