There's no such thing as a GTX 980 Titan.
Two 970s is faster than any single GPU card made today ... and the 970s overclock a whole lot better than the TitanX
The lead for the twin 970's ($640 US) is 6% outta the box, with both overclocked, it's 19% faster... The TitanX ($ 1,000) is about 4% faster than the 980 Ti ($620)
Consider that you get a $67 coupon with the purchase of the single cards and two of them if ya buy the two 970s .... when my son got his twin MSI 970s, he bought one for $310 and the second new in box from his college roommate for $250 (roommate paid the $310 and kept the game coupon)
everyone I know is saying I would be stupid to not to get a 980 Titan.
This comes from internet lore from "back in the day" when lower end cards were SLI capable. SLI'ing lower end cards oft caused stuttering or other issues which haven't been seen since the 5xx series.
Even the 650 Ti boost, SLI's very well. Yes, there is the chance that a less popular game won't support SLI but when that happens, you will generally get 60+ fps anyway w/ just 1 card.
nVidia however has adapted their price structure as the popularity of medium level cards in SLI cut seriously into their bottom line For example.
Two 560 Tis in SLI ($400) were 40% faster than the GTX 580 ($520) and that left you w/ $120 extra in your pocket.
Two 650 Ti' boosts cost $340 compared to the 7970 Ghz ($430) and 680 ($440) and the SLI pair matched or beat the high end cards ... ans without issue:
After running the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI through our test suite, I have to admit that I'm impressed. The duo delivered performance easily matching and often exceeding much more expensive single-card options such as the GeForce GTX 680 and Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition, and they don't cost as much. SLI multi-GPU scaling works well with all of our titles except for F1 2012. Scaling by going from one to two GTX 650 Ti Boost cards is around 70%, even with F1 2012 taken into account. Unlike AMD, NVIDIA does a good job of maintaining its SLI profiles, so you should be able to play new games without a long wait for multi-GPU support. However, the risk that a game will not be supported still exists, and you might, at worst, end up with single-card performance. This is in my opinion, given the massive performance-per-dollar advantage, an acceptable tradeoff. I would definitely recommend a GTX 650 Ti Boost SLI setup to a friend looking to spend as little money as possible on a high-end gaming rig.
With a combined price of $340, the graphics cards cost much less than the HD 7970 GHz Edition ($430) and the GTX 680 ($440) while still delivering comparable performance. Power draw and noise levels are slightly higher, but that's the price you'll have to pay to save over 100 bucks. This setup also makes upgrading your aging rig to play the latest and most demanding titles without breaking the bank an option.
Today, nVidia has set the pricing structure so that two 970s cost almost the same as a 980 Ti, tho you can still put a few bucks back in your pocket when ya get the game coupons.
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