"GPU Panic" getting worse...

[hal9001]

Hello all. I've got a tank of a (mid-2010) Macbook Pro that's been through Hell and back. Survived 4 years of commuting, an accidental drop or two, a faulty charger, a battery replacement, and a hard drive replacement. Unfortunately, I'm beginning to think its days are numbered.

About a year ago, I started encountering an obnoxious bug where it would crash and reset when browsing the internet. At first, this was very sporadic and I chalked it up to old age. Over time, the crashes became more and more common. At first, it was only certain websites that seemed to cause it. Then it became the internet in general. Now it's happening when I'm offline as well. I can go days at a time without a crash, other times I'll get 3-5 within an hour.

I realize that there's probably not much you can do with a 7.5-year-old laptop, but I'd like to know if there is anything that I can do to potentially prolong its life, or at least make these crashes less frequent. I'm not really in the market for a new computer anytime soon.

Here is my most recent Problem Report:

Anonymous UUID: 2FB7F007-2688-F1A5-15B1-16350A154A84

Thu Dec 14 15:41:22 2017

*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f88a7cc0b): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 5 3 7f 0 0 0 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0xc0000000 0xffffff80adcc2000 0x0a5480a2, D0, P3/4\n"@/SourceCache/AppleGraphicsControl/AppleGraphicsControl-3.10.25.2/src/AppleMuxControl/kext/GPUPanic.cpp:127
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff809ccf2df0 : 0xffffff8005d2ae01
0xffffff809ccf2e70 : 0xffffff7f88a7cc0b
0xffffff809ccf2f50 : 0xffffff7f868f831c
0xffffff809ccf3010 : 0xffffff7f869c35e8
0xffffff809ccf3050 : 0xffffff7f869c3653
0xffffff809ccf30d0 : 0xffffff7f86c477b6
0xffffff809ccf3230 : 0xffffff7f869e7325
0xffffff809ccf3250 : 0xffffff7f868ff086
0xffffff809ccf3300 : 0xffffff7f868fca08
0xffffff809ccf3500 : 0xffffff7f868fe4ca
0xffffff809ccf35d0 : 0xffffff7f87faeb37
0xffffff809ccf36a0 : 0xffffff7f87fda7de
0xffffff809ccf3730 : 0xffffff7f87fc2547
0xffffff809ccf3790 : 0xffffff7f87fc2e53
0xffffff809ccf37e0 : 0xffffff7f87fc31c0
0xffffff809ccf3850 : 0xffffff7f87fc3a11
0xffffff809ccf3890 : 0xffffff7f87f8f095
0xffffff809ccf3a10 : 0xffffff7f87fc03c1
0xffffff809ccf3ad0 : 0xffffff7f87f8dbb5
0xffffff809ccf3b20 : 0xffffff80063004a6
0xffffff809ccf3b50 : 0xffffff8006301bcb
0xffffff809ccf3bb0 : 0xffffff80062ff353
0xffffff809ccf3cf0 : 0xffffff8005de1487
0xffffff809ccf3e00 : 0xffffff8005d2f070
0xffffff809ccf3e30 : 0xffffff8005d139f3
0xffffff809ccf3e90 : 0xffffff8005d2437d
0xffffff809ccf3f10 : 0xffffff8005e0249a
0xffffff809ccf3fb0 : 0xffffff8005e34656
Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl(3.10.25b1)[D30AC9DA-B679-3712-A7A2-1160ECE89381]@0xffffff7f88a6e000->0xffffff7f88a81fff
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl(3.10.25b1)[8E192DC3-2F5D-3BD0-8A17-6852BDD0493F]@0xffffff7f88a66000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily(1.4)[70E2B65E-A91A-3522-A1A0-79FD63EABB4C]@0xffffff7f867de000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[C1E2337F-F790-3F31-BC4C-724F50162D68]@0xffffff7f86559000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[8922721D-5517-3883-BD3A-57422D0244A0]@0xffffff7f86850000
dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert(1.1.0)[B532154D-9071-3177-A24B-3C2F0A02CB94]@0xffffff7f88a69000
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0)[4DF3EC7A-6211-3906-9331-4BF94A54F60A]@0xffffff7f868a7000->0xffffff7f86b13fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[C1E2337F-F790-3F31-BC4C-724F50162D68]@0xffffff7f86559000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[7372D580-6DDE-3457-B043-49B8447FC9D2]@0xffffff7f86897000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[8922721D-5517-3883-BD3A-57422D0244A0]@0xffffff7f86850000
com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(10.0)[DFDCE4A0-7573-3119-A37D-C92EC5394888]@0xffffff7f86b1f000->0xffffff7f86dccfff
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[4DF3EC7A-6211-3906-9331-4BF94A54F60A]@0xffffff7f868a7000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[C1E2337F-F790-3F31-BC4C-724F50162D68]@0xffffff7f86559000
com.apple.GeForceTesla(10.0)[BF5085D7-E866-3E5B-84D7-647CFC2B35DB]@0xffffff7f87f7b000->0xffffff7f88048fff
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[C1E2337F-F790-3F31-BC4C-724F50162D68]@0xffffff7f86559000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[7372D580-6DDE-3457-B043-49B8447FC9D2]@0xffffff7f86897000
dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[8922721D-5517-3883-BD3A-57422D0244A0]@0xffffff7f86850000
dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[4DF3EC7A-6211-3906-9331-4BF94A54F60A]@0xffffff7f868a7000

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: WindowServer

Mac OS version:
14F2511

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.5.0: Sun Jun 4 21:40:08 PDT 2017; root:xnu-2782.70.3~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 9CB959EF-B0D4-3046-98E1-53536EA95A4F
Kernel slide: 0x0000000005a00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8005c00000
__HIB text base: 0xffffff8005b00000
System model name: MacBookPro6,2 (Mac-F22586C8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 781670175691
last loaded kext at 73369006467: com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70 (addr 0xffffff7f8826a000, size 32768)
last unloaded kext at 255574858493: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 656.4.1 (addr 0xffffff7f8712a000, size 65536)
loaded k


Model: MacBookPro6,2, BootROM MBP61.0057.B0C, 2 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.58f16
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics, Built-In
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4346382020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4346382020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.24)
Bluetooth: Version 4.3.6f4 17916, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: HGST HTS541010A9E680, 1 TB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: Hub
USB Device: Built-in iSight
USB Device: IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Bus:

Thank you!

 

[Audit13]

Replace the capacitor or do this: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...for-kernel-panic-of-macbook-pro-2010.2044304/