Upgraded RAM, now lower windows exp index

So I just upgraded to Crucial DDR3 pc3-8500 1066, 2x2gb sticks from the lower 2gb Apple stuff my mbp came with. I just reran the experience index in win 7 and gaming graphics went from a 5.3 to a 4.3 after the Ram upgrade, no other driver or software change was made. The RAM is of equal speed/quality than the previous 2gb 2x1gb micron sticks. Any thoughts? (Windows does see 4gb of RAM installed)

more ram, could mean longer load times. But after the load you may have better graphic, but those graphic may render slower.

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