If the warranty seals are damaged and there are traces of disassembly of the equipment, then the service center needs to find the cause of the breakdown. I don't think that companies in the US are willing to lose money.
That is while in the US right because where I live if the see the seal is broken then shops just say to f888 yourself hehe, well you can always send back in this case to evga and I'm pretty sure they will cover it in the sense they see the damage was not caused by the change of thermal pads but we all know if they want to deny the warranty then forget. However manufactures like asus, gigabyte and many others will likely not cover it. EVGA is usa based so their customer service is the best possible.
In 2019, a lot of miners began to return their video cards, which they bought in 2017. After that, the gigabyte in Russia started having problems, and they changed the warranty policy. I returned several video cards, and then they began to lubricate the faulty cooler with grease.
And if the employees of the service center found traces of opening the seals, then they refused to receive warranty repairs.