T400 Flickering Screen problem

I am having a problem where my computer screen keeps flickering, especially during start up and afterwards. It doesnt matter whether it is plugged in or not. It is similar to this video,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MOv_NsFqpQ&noredirect=1
I took it to my tech support and no one had any idea what to do about it. In addition, images on random websites (anything from huffington post to yelp) only half load. I uninstalled and reinstalled my browsers and updated my drivers.
This laptop has given me problems since I bought it. I once sent it into lenovo for repair and it had to be sent right back again. Another time i got a replacement battery and it arrived coated in sand and seemed worse than the original - (but was going abroad so I couldnt wait for another replacement.)
Since it is out of warranty, I am wondering if there is any way to fix this or whether I need to get a new laptop. Thanks!

Hi silverlainy,
Here go a couple references I found on the issue.
Check out some of the solutions to see if they'll work for you.
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/T400-screen-flickering-problem/td-p/251783
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/T400-screen-quot-blinks-quot-every-5-second...
Even though you are out of warranty Lenovo can still have perform the repairs.
If you'd like, contact the support line and see about having a quote prepared.
Lenovo Support
ThinkPad or ThinkCentre products
1-800-426-7378
Hope this helps, let us know what you decided to do.
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2)hardware wise for my Mac Pro 3,1...intel dual quad core xeon, blah blah....will this card work? it's a PCIe and should fit on my board no prob, etc?

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