Fraps with GTA IV only 30fps?

[bobverheul]

he guys, i just bought my first gaming pc and i installed gta iv and try'd to record some gameplay with fraps and i only get a pretty unstable 30 fps (maxed out) and without recording i play it about 55fps, i don't think this is normal because ive got an overclocked i7 3770k and msi twinfrozr gtx680 overclocked, 16gb ram and windows 8. please help me..

 

[HEXiT]

open fraps and go to the movies tab. in there you will see a couple of check boxes with fps limits yours is probably set to 30. either select the bottom most check box and put your required fps in there or select a higher setting. but be aware that selecting higher than 30 will often cause a performance hit if your using a single HDD.
to run the game and record the video.

 

[bobverheul]

does it help if i put fraps on my ssd?

 

[absxiith]

Try MSI Afterburner for recording.It's free.