I sent a new message on Asus' support page as Mr. Arpad didn't seem available at the time and a second representative responded but in the meantime Mr. Arpad also replied.
Both of them are telling me that under the conditions found in this document :
https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/vga/Manual/Q14216_VGA_Warranty_Card_V5_110x85mm_WEB.PDFThat I am ineligible for warranty under section "3. Customer responsibility" as per the "Do not remove thermal module,
reassemble thermal module may cause contact defective and damage components." rule. Why is this not under the section "5. Exclusions from this limited Warranty Service" if it is a basis for refusal of warranty?Furthermore I found information on the internet that Asus now does not deny warranty in the US based on just a broken warranty seal and yet in the EU they still do, this seems oddly inconsistent, isn't there anyone here that can help me?