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If you're going pentium there's no reason not to grab the G3258.  I'd also grab a Z97 board to OC it on.

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very uneven and massive bottleneck

Also this... I didn't get far enough down your list to see you had a 980 on there.  No reason to skimp so much on the CPU when you're going with such a monster GPU.  Grab a 4690k and you're set.  Or better yet, down shift a bit on the GPU and save a boatload of money by grabbing a 970 or 290x.

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At around the 1000$ mark, you are much better off with something like this
 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($226.69 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card  ($319.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $979.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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