Will i3 2120 bottleneck R7 360, or should i get i5 2400 first?

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So i have an old pc with i3 2120 and gtx 650 ti and only 1gb so i want to buy a new gpu but im on a very limited budget (pc parts are stupidly expensive where i live), so i was thinking about R7 360 since it seems to be a good perfomance/value choice.
But i dont know if 2 core cpu wont bottleneck it in some games?
I can get i5 2400 for a decent price, but then i'd have to postpone buying a gpu for a month or two.

So what do you think, should i get new gpu, stay with 2120 and upgrade it to 2400 in like 2 months. Or get the new cpu first?
 
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for only 20% increase on GPU performance, R7 360 is not worth buying :eek:
opting for something like GT 1050 / 1050ti is the better option (u can save up a little more)
the i3 will only bottleneck the 1050ti on CPU intensive games, on normal gaming condition, it'll do just fine
for only 20% increase on GPU performance, R7 360 is not worth buying :eek:
opting for something like GT 1050 / 1050ti is the better option (u can save up a little more)
the i3 will only bottleneck the 1050ti on CPU intensive games, on normal gaming condition, it'll do just fine
 
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