Playback at weird aspect ratio

I'm editing in Premiere pro CC. When I playback at 1/4 quality the frame squishes into a weird aspect ratio. It plays normally when I switch to 1/2 but I get better performance from my machine at 1/4. Any advice?
Thanks

Based upon your info, this sounds like the issue described in: http://forums.adobe.com/message/5829431#5829431
As you've already noted, workarounds include setting resolution to 1/2 or Full. If you need 1/4 resolution, you could try setting your Sequence to another Preview File Format, besides I-Frame Only MPEG.
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