Settings for maximum speed on Hard-to-run games

[HeadRusch]

Ok, I use MAME32......yes, its because I like the GUI and it works and requires zero configuration on my part...I intend to settle on one of the other front ends eventually......when they get to a point where they dont require so much time setting up, etc.  

No, my front end is not quite that important to me...but I digress.

I started playing around with frameskip today..and I can get Crusin USA to run at a reasonable semblence of normal by setting the frameskip to 1 or 2.......

however, the audio is messed up...its like echos..choppy...not sure how to describe.

QUESTION 1: How to fix audio (Using SB Live, not onboard sound, and a Radeon 8500 card).

QUESTION 2: Why on EARTH does Crusin World run so much better than Cruisin USA?  Did I miss something??

However the same audio problems persist.......how to fix?

[GoldenBear]

What type of processor and how much RAM is in the computers?  

I'm somewhat new but I've heard that some newer games need a fairly good processor and a chunk of RAM to back it up.

GoldenBear

[HeadRusch]

Athlon 1700's...so 1.5Ghz or thereabouts....Radeon 8500, better than Geforce 3 quality video..half a gig of ram (as if there was any other choice!)....

Gotta try some of the other games, play with the settings......