What do I do now?

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2011 MBP. AFK'd, returned and awoken laptop from sleep mode.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x1qwa0r6ru0liaw/Screenshot 2014-09-09 16.19.56.png?dl=0
Time for a new computer????

 

[NT1440]

Have you tried an NVRAM reset?

Turn off the computer, then turn it on.

Immediately after the chime, hold CMD/Option/P/R until it turns off then chimes again.

 

[Standard]

Have you tried an NVRAM reset?

Turn off the computer, then turn it on.

Immediately after the chime, hold CMD/Option/P/R until it turns off then chimes again.

I just did that. But when it first restarted there were artifacts moving around in a wave. I had to shut it off and then power back on to do this.

Is this basically one of those fried motherboards due to the heat scenarios? How long do you think I could get out of this machine before its inoperable?

 

[yjchua95]

I just did that. But when it first restarted there were artifacts moving around in a wave. I had to shut it off and then power back on to do this.

Is this basically one of those fried motherboards due to the heat scenarios? How long do you think I could get out of this machine before its inoperable?

Redeongate hit your Mac.

It's time for a new computer immediately.

 

[MacInTO]

It's a GPU problem.

Read these threads and start shopping...

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1697394/

https://www.facebook.com/MBPDiscretegraphics

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4766577?start=45&tstart=0