TDP is never really going to do that, you need to look at each component's quality relative to other components of the same type. There are a lot of "1000W" PS

TDP is never really going to do that, you need to look at each component's quality relative to other components of the same type. There are a lot of "1000W" PSUs out there that will blow up at any load within a year or two (or just come falling apart: https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/U7f175c32ac9844f7ac869f1285e1c284e.jpg https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/U7f175c32ac9844f7ac869f1285e1c284...), meanwhile a quality 500W PSUs will hum along for years with a combined manufacturer stated TDP well above that number. Same with motherboards, if it's a quality motherboard, and it supports a certain CPU, it's going to work well. Any crappy motherboard can claim it will handle any CPU. VRMs are pretty disproportionately marketed anyways, unless you're chasing records with LN2, VRMs aren't going to matter very much. People like Buildzoid have gotten people whipped up in a frenzy over it, but the $50 - $100 extra dollars people are spending over VRMs are much better spent in so many other places (or just kept in your pocket), especially when you consider the boards that support overclocking will almost always have good enough VRMs in this day and age