Premiere Pro CS6 Extreme Lag / Choppiness In Playback Please Help

I have a brand new Windows 8.1 Desktop
1 GB Video Card AMD Radeon 7700
16 GB Ram
3.4 Ghz i7-3770 CPU
Scratch Disk on an external drive that spins at 7200 RPM
I'm coming from a Macbook Pro (with less specs then the current desktop I'm using) in which I had no problem with playback choppiness/lag with premiere pro cs6, so this has been quite frustrating to figure out. I've looked at several other threads, etc and there has been little help on the subject it seems. If anyone has any tips, advice, or can point me in the right direction to get rid of the lag/choppyness that would be a blessing.

Okay I solved the problem.
If anyone else encounters this here's how you solve it.
Goto "Sequence"
Goto "Sequence Settings"
Here you will see "Video Previews"
Preview File Format
I switched from "Microsoft AVI" to "P2 720p 60hz dvcprohd"
Now there is no lag/choppiness in any of my video preview files. HOORAY!

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