Cat 5E network

[Spark123]

Hi,
I have some 4 Pair UTP cable which says EIA/TIA 568A on the box. The network sockets have got have 568B printed on them and a label with the colour codes (bu, bu/wh etc) for the IDCs.
Am I OK to just follow the colour codes on the back of the sockets?
I notice 568A and 568B use different colours for the terminals, mainly orange and green are swopped between the two but it appears to me the pairs are consistant between the two.
The only thing that makes me wonder is I can see a slightly different amount of twists in the cable pairs in the cable between the colours.
What is the difference between 568A and 568B (besides pairs 2 and 3 transposed)?

 

[Monkeh]

You've just described the difference between A and B. It's a wiring change and has nothing to do with the cable.

The different twist rate reduces crosstalk further.

Wire it up either way, just be consistent. I use B because, well, I've never seen a patch cable wired to 568A.

 

[Spark123]

Have got B sockets for both ends so will just follow the colour codes on the socket.
Cheers