diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 6704d314..50278af8 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 * Add PTF torrent provider
 * Add ILT torrent provider
 * Add Fano torrent provider
+* Change CPU throttling on General Config/Advanced to "Disabled" by default for new installs
 
 
 ### 0.11.11 (2016-04-05 19:20:00 UTC)
diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
index 0d92f6a4..bfe43244 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@
 										<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>
+									<span>Disabled (default). High is lower and Low is higher CPU use</span>
 								</span>
 							</label>
 						</div>
diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index 20fe3698..55ab4984 100755
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ HANDLE_REVERSE_PROXY = False
 PROXY_SETTING = None
 PROXY_INDEXERS = True
 
-CPU_PRESET = 'NORMAL'
+CPU_PRESET = 'DISABLED'
 
 ANON_REDIRECT = None
 
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
         WEB_PASSWORD = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'web_password', '')
         LAUNCH_BROWSER = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'launch_browser', 1))
 
-        CPU_PRESET = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'cpu_preset', 'NORMAL')
+        CPU_PRESET = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'cpu_preset', 'DISABLED')
 
         ANON_REDIRECT = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'anon_redirect', '')
         PROXY_SETTING = check_setting_str(CFG, 'General', 'proxy_setting', '')