Standard or customise imac

i am thinking of getting the imac 27" and wondered would it be better to customise it or keep the standard spec.
standard at the moment is:
3.4GHz Quad-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X4GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M 2GB GDDR5
i use my computer for internet, email, music, watching videos including 1080p, photos including basic editing etc.
will i notice a difference upgrading to i7 3.5ghz and 1tb fusion drive or would it be pointless.
my current pc is:
asus m4a87td
amd 6 core 1055t 2.8
4gb ddr3 1300
geforce gtx 460
1tb HDD and 256gb SSD
23" samsung lcd monitor (HDMI)
windows 8.1

IMO, the standard should meet your needs. You're not doing any heavy movie or music editing or composing.
iMac refurb (27-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), SL & ML, G4 450 MP w/Leopard, 9.2.2

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