AMD today launched its AMD Live! PC, with leading OEMs including Acer, Alienware, Fujitsu Siemens, Gateway, HP, Sahara, and Tsinghua Tongfang releasing products in June.  AMD Live! will compete against Intel's Viiv platform on the desktop and in the living room.

Powered by the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor, AMD Live! PCs are designed to enable users to stream music through their entertainment center, view and share photos on the TV, burn recorded TV shows, videos, music and pictures to a DVD or CD, or transfer this same content to a notebook, MP3, portable media player (PMP) or personal digital assistant (PDA).

AMD LIVE! Desktop PC specs

- AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor (65W energy efficient CPU
- Discrete or UMA graphics (DX9, HDCP required if HDMI used)
- 5.1 HD audio with SPDIF output
- RAID 0. 1 with SATA (NCQ support recommended)
- 2 to 4 DIMMs of DDR2 667/800MHz
- Ports: 6 (minimum) USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 (FireWire 400)
- GigE LAN and optional 802.11b/g (a is optional)
- Slots: 16L & 1L PCIe and 1x PCI minimum
- Low Acoustic Noise level (to be determined)

AMD LIVE! Entertainment PC - Same as LIVE! Desktop PC except:
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor (35W and 65W energy CPU)
- SATA HD support
- Support for low profile form factors