I'm using FRAPS, and playing normally I get around 55-60 FPS where ever I go, but when I try to record it drops down to 10-5, pretty unplayable. I was wondering if theres supposed to be that big of a drop in FPS when recording, and if so how can I fix it. If its not supposed to be like that, whats wrong?

This happens, FRAPS uses a lot of hardware power to record since most of us don't have a capture card. So don't worry if it drops a lot, it isn't a problem with your PC.