Wait for 650ti or get a 7770 now

I'm doing a budget gaming build for someone and they are deciding on wheather to get a 7770 now or wait for the Nvidia GTX 650 Ti. I really don't know what to tell him. The 650 ti isn't released yet so it's hard to compare. There is no way of knowing how good or bad the Keplar will be compared to the 7770.
 

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If the GTX 560 ti even comes out then I think it will be better than the 7770 since it will most likely use the GK106 but with less SMX units and a lower clock speed. However it will most likely cost moree as well, probably around $170. I would imagine it's performance would be closer to an HD 6870-6950.
 


What games? I played High settings with 560-Ti, and got 50-60fps in BF3. I imagine a 7750, at same settings, would be 20-30fps, which is unplayable.
 


6870s aren't any better than the well-factory overclocked 7770s. The 560 Ti would be better, but the 560 Ti is too close in price to the Radeon 7850 and 7870.



http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-660-geforce-gtx-650-benchmark,3297.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/17606-55-cutting-prices-again#t361094

Try these links.
 


Agreed, waiting seems to be the best thing to do here. With another card possibly coming out and price drops also on the way, it would be foolish to buy now unless there was a deadline that wouldn't be met if OP waits.