Set default HZ to 1000 which is what most desktop users should still be using.

-ck

---
 kernel/Kconfig.hz |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Index: linux-3.8-ck1/kernel/Kconfig.hz
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--- linux-3.8-ck1.orig/kernel/Kconfig.hz	2013-03-03 21:41:12.739338736 +1100
+++ linux-3.8-ck1/kernel/Kconfig.hz	2013-03-03 21:42:50.914111383 +1100
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 choice
 	prompt "Timer frequency"
-	default HZ_250
+	default HZ_1000
 	help
 	 Allows the configuration of the timer frequency. It is customary
 	 to have the timer interrupt run at 1000 Hz but 100 Hz may be more