diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 4bc7a90f..8715e8a5 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 * Change handle all Hachoir library parser errors and replace its Unicode enforcement
 * Allow episode status "Skipped" to be changed to "Downloaded"
 * Allow found "Skipped" episode files to be set "Unknown" quality
+* Add CPU throttling preset "Disabled" to config/General/Advanced Settings
 
 
 ### 0.11.5 (2016-02-01 19:40:00 UTC)
diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
index 4021ad1e..cc615abc 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #import sickbeard
 #import datetime
 #import locale
+#import operator
 #from sickbeard.common import *
 #from sickbeard.sbdatetime import *
 #from sickbeard import config
@@ -590,8 +591,8 @@
 								<span class="component-title">CPU throttling:</span>
 								<span class="component-desc">
 									<select id="cpu_presets" name="cpu_preset" class="form-control input-sm">
-#for $cur_preset in $cpu_presets
-										<option value="$cur_preset"#echo ('', $selected)[$cur_preset == $sickbeard.CPU_PRESET]#>$cur_preset.capitalize()</option>
+#for $cur_preset in $sorted($cpu_presets.items(), key=$operator.itemgetter(1), reverse=True)
+										<option value="$cur_preset[0]"#echo ('', $selected)[$cur_preset[0] == $sickbeard.CPU_PRESET]#>$cur_preset[0].capitalize()</option>
 #end for
 									</select>
 									<span>Normal (default). High is lower and Low is higher CPU use</span>
@@ -685,4 +686,4 @@
 //-->
 </script>
 
-#include $os.path.join($sickbeard.PROG_DIR, 'gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_bottom.tmpl')
\ No newline at end of file
+#include $os.path.join($sickbeard.PROG_DIR, 'gui/slick/interfaces/default/inc_bottom.tmpl')
diff --git a/sickbeard/common.py b/sickbeard/common.py
index 7282ade3..c9514414 100644
--- a/sickbeard/common.py
+++ b/sickbeard/common.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ mediaExtensions = ['avi', 'mkv', 'mpg', 'mpeg', 'wmv', 'ogm', 'mp4', 'iso', 'img
 
 subtitleExtensions = ['srt', 'sub', 'ass', 'idx', 'ssa']
 
-cpu_presets = {'LOW': 0.01, 'NORMAL': 0.05, 'HIGH': 0.1}
+cpu_presets = {'DISABLED': 0, 'LOW': 0.01, 'NORMAL': 0.05, 'HIGH': 0.1}
 
 # Other constants
 MULTI_EP_RESULT = -1
diff --git a/sickbeard/helpers.py b/sickbeard/helpers.py
index e0cbb258..72078156 100644
--- a/sickbeard/helpers.py
+++ b/sickbeard/helpers.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 from sickbeard.exceptions import MultipleShowObjectsException, ex
 from sickbeard import logger, classes, db, notifiers, clients
-from sickbeard.common import USER_AGENT, mediaExtensions, subtitleExtensions
+from sickbeard.common import USER_AGENT, mediaExtensions, subtitleExtensions, cpu_presets
 from sickbeard import encodingKludge as ek
 
 from lib.cachecontrol import CacheControl, caches
@@ -1444,3 +1444,8 @@ def make_search_segment_html_string(segment, max_eps=5):
 
 def has_anime():
     return False if not sickbeard.showList else any(filter(lambda show: show.is_anime, sickbeard.showList))
+
+
+def cpu_sleep():
+    if cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET]:
+        time.sleep(cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
diff --git a/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py b/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
index e0946daa..f5a0c4ad 100644
--- a/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
+++ b/sickbeard/name_parser/parser.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import sickbeard
 
 from sickbeard import logger, helpers, scene_numbering, common, scene_exceptions, encodingKludge as ek, db
 from sickbeard.exceptions import ex
-from sickbeard.common import cpu_presets
 
 
 class NameParser(object):
@@ -338,8 +337,7 @@ class NameParser(object):
                                % (best_result.original_name, str(best_result).decode('utf-8', 'xmlcharrefreplace')),
                                logger.DEBUG)
 
-                # CPU sleep
-                time.sleep(cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
+                helpers.cpu_sleep()
 
                 return best_result
 
diff --git a/sickbeard/search_queue.py b/sickbeard/search_queue.py
index 75cf0723..5f53f37d 100644
--- a/sickbeard/search_queue.py
+++ b/sickbeard/search_queue.py
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ class RecentSearchQueueItem(generic_queue.QueueItem):
                             logger.log(u'Downloading %s from %s' % (result.name, result.provider.name))
                             self.success = search.snatch_episode(result)
 
-                            # give the CPU a break
-                            time.sleep(common.cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
+                            helpers.cpu_sleep()
 
                 except Exception:
                     logger.log(traceback.format_exc(), logger.DEBUG)
@@ -345,8 +344,7 @@ class ManualSearchQueueItem(generic_queue.QueueItem):
                 logger.log(u'Downloading %s from %s' % (search_result[0].name, search_result[0].provider.name))
                 self.success = search.snatch_episode(search_result[0])
 
-                # give the CPU a break
-                time.sleep(common.cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
+                helpers.cpu_sleep()
 
             else:
                 ui.notifications.message('No downloads found',
@@ -392,8 +390,7 @@ class BacklogQueueItem(generic_queue.QueueItem):
                     logger.log(u'Downloading %s from %s' % (result.name, result.provider.name))
                     search.snatch_episode(result)
 
-                    # give the CPU a break
-                    time.sleep(common.cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
+                    helpers.cpu_sleep()
             else:
                 logger.log(u'No needed episodes found during backlog search for: [%s]' % self.show.name)
         except Exception:
@@ -440,8 +437,7 @@ class FailedQueueItem(generic_queue.QueueItem):
                     logger.log(u'Downloading %s from %s' % (result.name, result.provider.name))
                     search.snatch_episode(result)
 
-                    # give the CPU a break
-                    time.sleep(common.cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
+                    helpers.cpu_sleep()
             else:
                 pass
                 # logger.log(u'No valid episode found to retry for: [%s]' % self.segment.prettyName())
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 217c705f..6d7b6280 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from sickbeard import config, sab, clients, history, notifiers, processTV, ui, l
     db, search_queue, image_cache, naming, scene_exceptions, subtitles, network_timezones, sbdatetime
 from sickbeard import encodingKludge as ek
 from sickbeard.providers import newznab, rsstorrent
-from sickbeard.common import Quality, Overview, statusStrings, qualityPresetStrings, cpu_presets
+from sickbeard.common import Quality, Overview, statusStrings, qualityPresetStrings
 from sickbeard.common import SNATCHED, UNAIRED, IGNORED, ARCHIVED, WANTED, FAILED, SKIPPED
 from sickbeard.common import SD, HD720p, HD1080p
 from sickbeard.exceptions import ex
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ class Home(MainHandler):
         if do_update:
             try:
                 sickbeard.showQueueScheduler.action.updateShow(showObj, True)  # @UndefinedVariable
-                time.sleep(cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
+                helpers.cpu_sleep()
             except exceptions.CantUpdateException as e:
                 errors.append('Unable to force an update on the show.')
 
@@ -1517,14 +1517,14 @@ class Home(MainHandler):
             try:
                 scene_exceptions.update_scene_exceptions(showObj.indexerid, exceptions_list)  # @UndefinedVdexerid)
                 buildNameCache(showObj)
-                time.sleep(cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
+                helpers.cpu_sleep()
             except exceptions.CantUpdateException as e:
                 errors.append('Unable to force an update on scene exceptions of the show.')
 
         if do_update_scene_numbering:
             try:
                 sickbeard.scene_numbering.xem_refresh(showObj.indexerid, showObj.indexer)  # @UndefinedVariable
-                time.sleep(cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
+                helpers.cpu_sleep()
             except exceptions.CantUpdateException as e:
                 errors.append('Unable to force an update on scene numbering of the show.')
 
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ class Home(MainHandler):
             ui.notifications.error('Unable to refresh this show.',
                                    ex(e))
 
-        time.sleep(cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
+        helpers.cpu_sleep()
 
         self.redirect('/home/displayShow?show=' + str(showObj.indexerid))
 
@@ -1600,8 +1600,7 @@ class Home(MainHandler):
             ui.notifications.error('Unable to update this show.',
                                    ex(e))
 
-        # just give it some time
-        time.sleep(cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
+        helpers.cpu_sleep()
 
         self.redirect('/home/displayShow?show=' + str(showObj.indexerid))
 
@@ -1618,7 +1617,7 @@ class Home(MainHandler):
         # search and download subtitles
         sickbeard.showQueueScheduler.action.downloadSubtitles(showObj, bool(force))  # @UndefinedVariable
 
-        time.sleep(cpu_presets[sickbeard.CPU_PRESET])
+        helpers.cpu_sleep()
 
         self.redirect('/home/displayShow?show=' + str(showObj.indexerid))