c# read huge file

class Program
{        
    static void Main(String[] args)
    {
        const int bufferSize = 1024;

        var sb = new StringBuilder();
        var buffer = new Char[bufferSize];
        var length = 0L;
        var totalRead = 0L;
        var count = bufferSize; 

        using (var sr = new StreamReader(@"C:\Temp\file.txt"))
        {
            length = sr.BaseStream.Length;               
            while (count > 0)
            {                    
                count = sr.Read(buffer, 0, bufferSize);
                sb.Append(buffer, 0, count);
                totalRead += count;
            }                
        }

        Console.ReadKey();
    }
}