There's no repairs done in the area you showed, it is like it from factory.

Tiido wrote on 2020-01-20, 16:11:

There's no repairs done in the area you showed, it is like it from factory.

I have not been able to find any other Diamond Monster 2 card or Voodoo 2 card with those solder pads filled, and especially that uneven.

OK. But there are filled solder pads. But where is the evidence of attempted repair?

Poor picture I know. But there is at least one another picture which seem to have solder in that area:

http://www.thg.ru/graphic/19980902/images/monster2.jpg

My cards are having same sort of filled solder pads too. If they were done after manufacture they would look a lot different. Nobody has replaced that power regulator there.

@ mpe and Tiido. Ok I count on your guys experience. I just think it looks suspicious, since its so uneven and reflective, the solder does look that old, but it may just be well kept.

If we assume that the card have not been tampered with or tried repaired, where should I start? the card does not switch to glide when asked, but otherwise its responsive?

Is that the original power regulator?
I have a broken 12Mb V2 and that power regulator is cracked and slight damage of heat can be seen near the Vga connector.
Imo it has been tried a repair on that card, no other CT6670s I own have solder there.
However the soldering job seems made by a professional, if he didn't fix it, probably that card is long gone...

while it's true that on most pictures those pads don't have solder on tham I can also find some that do... and yeah, imho that really looks like it came like that out of the factory.